{"product_id":"the-oxford-companion-to-american-theatre","title":"The Oxford Companion to American Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1984  Gerald Bordmans Oxford Companion to American Theatre is the standard one-volume source on our national theatre. Critics have hailed its \"wealth of authoritative information\" (Back Stage)  its \"fascinating picture of the volatile American stage\" (The Guardian)  and its \"well-chosen  illuminating facts\" (Newsday). Now thoroughly revised  this distinguished volume once again provides an up-to-date guide to the American stage from its beginnings to the present. Completely updated by theater professor Thomas Hischak  the volume includes playwrights  plays  actors  directors  producers  songwriters  famous playhouses  dramatic movements  and much more. The book covers not only classic works (such as Death of a Salesman) but also many commercially successful plays (such as Getting Gerties Garter)  plus entries on foreign figures that have influenced our dramatic development (from Shakespeare to Beckett and Pinter). New entries include recent plays such as Angels in America and Six Degrees of Separation  performers such as Eric Bogosian and Bill Irwin  playwrights like David Henry Hwang and Wendy Wasserstein  and relevant developments and issues including AIDS in American theatre  theatrical producing by Disney  and the rise in solo performance. Accessible and authoritative  this valuable A-Z reference is ideal not only for students and scholars of theater  but everyone with a passion for the stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964379197493,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195169867","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195169867.jpg?v=1770459065","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-oxford-companion-to-american-theatre","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}