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The theatre of Naomi Wallace
embodied dialogues
Abstract
Naomi Wallace, an American playwright based in Britain, is one of the more original and provocative voices in contemporary theatre. Her poetic, erotically-charged, and politically engaged plays have been seen in London's West End, off-Broadway, at the Comédie-Française, in regional and provincial theaters, and on college campuses around the world. Known for their intimate, sensual encounters examining the relationship between identity and power, Wallace's works have attracted a wide range of theatre practitioners, including such important directors as Dominic Dromgoole, Ron Daniels, Jo Bonney, and Kwame Kwei-Armah. Drawing on scholars, activists, historians, and theatre artists in the United States, Canada, Britain, and the Middle East, this anthology of essays presents a comprehensive overview of Wallace's body of work that will be of use to theatre practitioners, students, scholars, and educators alike.
Details | Table of Contents
the discourse of the body
pp.1-16
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137017925_1feminist gestus and the utopian performative in the plays of naomi Wallace
pp.19-34
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137017925_2pp.45-56
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137017925_4directing sex in the plays of Naomi Wallace
pp.103-116
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137017925_9Naomi Wallace's British epic drama
pp.117-125
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137017925_10a labor historian looks at the work of Naomi Wallace
pp.135-154
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137017925_12occupation, utopia, and creative destruction in the fever chart
pp.155-167
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137017925_13Naomi Wallace and the middle East
pp.211-213
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137017925_20on resistance, hospitality and new writing for the American stage
pp.257-264
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137017925_30Publication details
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Place: Basingstoke
Year: 2013
Pages: 320
ISBN (hardback): 978-1-349-43724-5
ISBN (digital): 978-1-137-01792-5
Full citation:
Cummings Scott T., Stevens Abbitt Erica (2013) The theatre of Naomi Wallace: embodied dialogues. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.