Complete Secondary Reading List 2012

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COMPLETE SECONDARY READING LIST FOR AMERICAN THEATRE, 2012

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A. General seconar! rea"n#

1. General American drama and theatre2. American culture and history

$. Ma"n %e&%s

Week twoT'e E()eror *ones and !ugene "#$eillWeek three O+r Ton and %hornton WilderWeek four A S%ree%car Na(e Des"re and %ennessee WilliamsWeek five Dea%' o- a Sales(an and Arthur &illerWeek seven A Ra"s"n "n %'e S+n and 'orraine Hansberry

Week eight 'o/s A-ra" o- "r#"n"a ool- and !dward AlbeeWeek nine A(er"can $+alo and (avid &ametWeek ten $+r"e C'"l and )am )hepardWeek eleven An#els "n A(er"ca and %ony *ushner

C. Te&%s -or )resen%a%"ons

Week two Mac'"nal by )ophie %readwell +1,2-Week threeT'e er#e by )usan Glaspell +1,21Week fourT'e L"%%le Fo&es by 'illian Hellman +1,/,Week five P"cn"c by William 0nge +1,/

Week seven D+%c'(an by Amiri araka +1,34Week eight Fe-+ an Her Fr"ens by &ar5a 0rene 6orn7s +1,88Week nine FO$ by (avid Henry Hwang +1,8,Week tenTon#+es by )am )hepard and 9oseph Chaikin +1,8-Week eleven*oe T+rner/s Co(e an Gone by August Wilson +1,-3

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A. General seconar! rea"n#

Consult the module wiki for recommended websites and online articles. Where

available< the Goldsmiths library shelfmark is given in s?uare brackets. Commentsabout the te@ts are in curly brackets. *ey te@ts are in 4ol.

1. General American drama and theatre

Adler< %homas :.< A(er"can Dra(a, 1560715809 A Cr"%"cal H"s%or!< %waynesCritical

History of American (rama )eries +oston %wayne :ublishers< 0nc.< 1,,4

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Essa!s< ed. by !rrol Hill +$ew ork Applause ooks< 1,-8< pp.31>8-D8,2.=,8/ %H!E

erkowitF< Gerald &.< A(er"can Dra(a o- %'e Ten%"e%' Cen%+r!< 'ongman'iterature

in !nglish )eries +Harlow< !sse@ 'ongman< 1,,2

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History of American (rama )eries +oston %wayne :ublishers< 0nc.< 1,,4

Chinoy< Helen *rich< and 'inda Walsh 9enkins< eds.< o(en "n A(er"can T'ea%re+$ew ork %heatre Communications Group< 1,-8 D8,2.=,8/ W"&E

Cl+r(an, Harol, T'e Fer3en% Years9 %'e Gro+) T'ea%re an %'e T'"r%"es;Ne

Yor:9 Da Ca)o Press, 15=B> ?52.05B CL a% %'e sa(e s'el-(ar:

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Dra(a -ro( I4sen %o Ionesco+$ew ork Hill and Wang< 1,34 D-=-.2C"'E

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Week twoT'e E()eror *ones and !ugene "#$eill

erlin< $ormand< E+#ene ONe"ll< &odern (ramatists +'ondon :algrave&acmillan< 1,-2 D-12. "nM!KE

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lack< )tephen A.< ed.< F"le on O/Ne"ll< Writer>files +'ondon &ethuen< 1,,/D-12. "nM60'E

loom< Harold< ed.< E+#ene O/Ne"ll< loom#s &odern Critical Liews +$ew

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$o#ar, Tra3"s9 Con%o+r "n T"(e9 T'e Pla!s o- E+#ene ONe"ll ;O&-or9O&-or ?=12.@ On$OG. La%er e"%"on;15==> a% sa(e s'el-(ar: %'"s 4oo: can also 4e -o+n co()le%eonl"ne a%9 J'%%)9.eone"ll.co(l"4rar!con%o+rcon%en%s.'%( K

ryer< 9ackson K.< ed.< with Kuth &. AlvareF and intro. by %ravis ogard< /T'e%'ea%re e or:e -or/9 %'e le%%ers o- E+#ene O/Ne"ll %o enne%'Mac#oan, +'ondon ale niversity :ress< c.1,-2 D-12. "nE

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Chothia< 9ean< For#"n# a Lan#+a#e 9 A S%+! o- %'e Pla!s o- E+#ene O/Ne"ll +Cambridge Cambridge niversity :ress< 1,8, D-12. "nMCH"E

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&urphy< renda< BGlaspell and "#$eill#< chapter 4 ofT'e Pro3"nce%onPla!ers an %'e C+l%+re o- Moern"%!+Cambridge: CambridgeUniversity Press, 2005), pp.160-216

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%Orn?vist< !gil< E+#ene O/Ne"ll9 A Pla!r"#'%/s T'ea%re+'ondon &c6arland Company< 2==4

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T'e Ice(an Co(e%'< dir. )idney 'umet +1,3= D1/=33>38 Lideo D2nd 6loorEE

Lon# Da!/s *o+rne! In%o N"#'%,dir. )idney 'umet +1,32 D1-- Lideo D2nd6loorEE

Mo+rn"n# $eco(es Elec%ra< adapt. and dir. (udley $ichols +1,48 D8,4,Lideo D2nd 6loorEE

Anna C'r"s%"e< dir. Clarence rown< writ. 6rances &arrion +1,/= D1-,1LideoD2nd 6loorEE

A(er"can E&)er"ence9 E+#ene ONe"ll9 A Doc+(en%ar! F"l(< dir. Kic urns

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Week four A S%ree%car Na(e Des"re and %ennessee Williams

Arnott< Catherine &.< ed. ?=12.@ "$OQ

De3l"n, Al4er% *., e., Con3ersa%"ons "%' Tennessee "ll"a(s, 1511715=B, L"%erar! Con3ersa%"ons Ser"es ;*ac:son, M"ss"ss"))"9

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*olin< :hilip C.< ed.< Con-ron%"n# Tennessee "ll"a(s/s A S%ree%car Na(eDes"re/9 Essa!s "n Cr"%"cal Pl+ral"s(< Contributions in (rama %heatre)tudies +)anta arbara< California Greenwood :ress< 1,,2

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T'e Glass Mena#er"e< dir. Anthony Harvey +1,8/ D-12. Wi(L( D2nd 6loorEE

T'e Glass Mena#er"e< dir. :aul $ewman +1,-8 D14,= Lideo D2nd 6loorEE

Ca% On A Ho% T"n Roo-< dir. Kichard rooks< writ. Kichard rooks and 9ames

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S+enl! Las% S+((er< writ. Gore Lidal< dir. 9oseph '. &ankiewicF +1,,D13= Lideo D2nd 6loorEE

S+enl! Las% S+((er< dir. Kichard !yre +1,,/ D/,24 Lideo D2nd 6loorEE

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Week five Dea%' o- a Sales(an and Arthur &iller

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$"#s4!, C'r"s%o)'er, Ar%'+r M"ller9 A Cr"%"cal S%+! ;Ca(4r"#e9Ca(4r"#e

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T'e Cr+c"4le< dir. $icholas Hytner +1,,3 D-4-Lideo D2nd 6loorEE

Ar%'+r M"ller an T'e Cr+c"4le/< dir. Andr7e &olyneu@ +'ondon C< 1,,1D-,2 Lideo D2nd 6loorEE IA documentary that conte@tualises the playusing e@cerpts from the te@tJ

$ro:en Glass< dir. (avid %hacker +1,,8 D82/ Lideo D2nd 6loorEE

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Week si@ is Keading Week

Week seven A Ra"s"n "n %'e S+n and 'orraine Hansberry

igsby< C.W.!.< Black theatre#< chapter 14 of A Cr"%"cal In%ro+c%"on %oTen%"e%'7Cen%+r! A(er"can Dra(a, 3.B9 $e!on $roaa!+Cambridge Cambridge niversity :ress< 1,-< pp. /8>41 D-12.=, 0GE

igsby< C.W.!.< BKedefining the centre politics< race< gender#< in MoernA(er"can Dra(a9 156@71550+Cambridge Cambridge niversity :ress/41 D-12.=, 0GE

ower< &artha G. Color S%r+c: +ner %'e Gae9 E%'n"c"%! an %'e Pa%'olo#!o- $e"n# "n %'e Pla!s o- *o'nson, H+rs%on, C'"lress, Hans4err!, anenne!+Westport< C% :raeger< 2==/

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Week eight 'o/s A-ra" o- "r#"n"a ool- and !dward Albee

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Hae"c:e, *ane% ., Da3" Ma(e%9 A(er"ca on %'e A(er"can S%a#e/,c'a)%er 2@ o- A Co()an"on %o Ten%"e%' Cen%+r! A(er"can Dra(a;O&-or9 $lac:ell P+4l"s'"n#, 200>, e. 4! Da3" rasner, )).6087622. ?=12.@05 COM

*ane< 'eslie< ed.< Da3" Ma(e%9 a case4oo:< Garland Keference 'ibrary ofthe Humanities +'ondon Garland :ublishing 0nc.< 1,,2 D-12. &aM(ALE

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*ing< *imball< ed.< Sa( S'e)ar9 a case4oo:< Garland Keference 'ibrary ofthe Humanities +$ew ork Garland :ublishing 0nc.< 1,-, D-12. )hM)A&E

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Week eleven An#els "n A(er"ca and %ony *ushner

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Ge"s, De4ora' R., an S%e3en F. r+#er, es., A))roac'"n# %'e M"llenn"+(9Essa!s on An#els "n A(er"ca/ ;Ann Ar4or, MI9 ?=12.@ +APP

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C. Te&%s -or )resen%a%"ons

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Goldsmiths library shelfmark is given in s?uare brackets. Comments about the te@tsare in curly brackets. )ince these are te@ts for student presentation< there will befewer secondary references cited here students are encouraged to do their ownresearch and go beyond these te@ts where possible< especially into the realm oftheatre and literature ;ournals.

Week two Mac'"nal by )ophie %readwell +1,2-

D"c:e!, *err!, So)'"e Treaell9 A Researc' an Pro+c%"onSo+rce4oo: ;San%a $ar4ara, Cal"-orn"a9 Greenoo Press, 155>?=12.@ TrDIC KodrigueF +Carbondale< 0llinois )outhern 0llinois :ress< 2==3

al:er, *+l"a A., E&)ress"on"s( an Moern"s( "n %'e A(er"can T'ea%re9$o"es, o"ces, ors ;Ne Yor:9 Ca(4r"#e ?=12.@05 AL

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Week three a"%"n# -or Le-%! by Clifford "dets +1,/

)ee also %he :rovincetown :layers< below.
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Week fourT'e L"%%le Fo&es by 'illian Hellman +1,/,

Adler< 9acob H.< L"ll"an Hell(an< )outhern Writers )eries +$ew ork )teck>Laughn< 1,3,

Aler, T'o(as P., L"ll"an Hell(an9 -e("n"s(, -or(al"s(, an )ol"%"cs/, "nT'e Ca(4r"#e Co()an"on %o A(er"can o(en Pla!r"#'%s, e. 4!$rena M+r)'! ;Ca(4r"#e9 Ca(4r"#e ,)).11=71BB. ?=12.@05 CAM

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$r!er, *ac:son R., e., Con3ersa%"ons "%' L"ll"an Hell(an, L"%erar!Con3ersa%"ons Ser"es ;*ac:son, M"ss"ss"))"9

Clark< arrett< H.< B'illian HellmanB< inT'e En#l"s' *o+rnal< Lol. //< $o. 1=+(ec.< 1,44< pp. 1,>2

6alk< (oris L.< L"ll"an Hell(an< &odern 'iterature &onographs +$ew ork6rederick ngar :ublishing Co.< 1,-

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Week five P"cn"c by William 0nge +1,/

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*o'nson, *e, Gener(aner"n#9 S%ereo%!)"n# an Gener RoleRe3ersal "n %'e MaUor Pla!s o- "ll"a( In#e/, "n Ne Rea"n#s "nA(er"can Dra(a9 So(e%'"n#s Ha))en"n# Here, e. 4! Nor(a

*enc:es ;Ne Yor:9 Pe%er Lan#, 2002>

9ohnson< 9eff< "ll"a( In#e an %'e S+43ers"on o- Gener9 Rer"%"n#

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S'+(an, R. $a"r, "ll"a( In#e, Ta!ne/s

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Ten%"e%'7Cen%+r! A(er"can Dra(a, 3.B9 $e!on $roaa!+Cambridge Cambridge niversity :ress< 1,-< pp. /8>41 D-12.=, 0GE

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&cGee< Celia< BA Keturn to Kage :layed "ut in lack and White#1-/ D8,2., C"'E

Del#ao, Mar"a, an Car"a S3"c', es., Con+c%"n# a L"-e9 ReXec%"onson %'e T'ea%re o- Mara Irene Forns, Ar% o- T'ea%er Ser"es,;Lonon9 S("%' ra+s, 2000>

e!ssar, Helene, Fe("n"s% %'ea%re o- %'e se3en%"es "n %'e

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Week nine FO$ by (avid Henry Hwang +1,8,

)earch 9)%"K for more articles about Hwang.

Han#, Da3" Henr!, E3ol3"n# a M+l%"c+l%+ral Tra"%"on/, "n MEL, )). 18715

Hwang< (avid Henry< B6acing the &irror#< inT'e S%a%e o- As"an7A(er"ca9Ac%"3"s( an Res"s%ance "n %'e 1550s+Cambridge< &assachusetts)outh !nd :ress< 1,,,< pp.i@>@ii

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Sa3ran, Da3", In T'e"r On ors9 Con%e()orar! A(er"canPla!r"#'%s ;Ne Yor:9 T'ea%re Co((+n"ca%"ons Gro+), Inc., 15=5>?=12.@05 SA In%er3"es "%' Da3" Ma(e%, Mara Irene Forns,A+#+s% "lson, Da3" Henr! Han#, an o%'ers

S%ree%, Do+#las, Da3" Henr! Han#, $o"se S%a%e 1==

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C'a":"n, *oe, Sa( S'e)ar, e% al., N"#'%al:, a collec%"3e or: crea%e4! %'e O)en T'ea%re ;Ne Yor:, 156> ?5@8@ "eo ?A es:

T'e O)en T'ea%er9 Fa4le/9 "%' ac%ors -ro( %'e O)en T'ea%er< dir. 9ohn&usilli +$ew ork< 1,8 D,38Lideo DAML deskEE

an I%all"e, *ean7Cla+e e% al., T'e Ser)en% ;Ne Yor:, 150> ?5@88"eo?A es:

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Week eleven*oe T+rner/s Co(e an Gone by August Wilson +1,-3

)earch 9)%"K for more articles about Wilson.

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loom< Harold< ed.< A+#+s% "lson< &odern Critical Liews +:hiladelphia ChelseaHouse :ublishers< 2==,

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lack< Cheryl


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Ma%'es, *ane De Har%, T'e Feeral T'ea%re, 15B@715B59 Pla!s, Rel"e-an Pol"%"cs ;Pr"nce%on, Ne *erse!9 Pr"nce%on

&iller< 9ordan .< with Winifred '. 6raFer< eds.< A(er"can Dra(a 4e%een %'ears9 A Cr"%"cal H"s%or!< %waynes Critical History of American (rama)eries +oston %wayne :ublishers< 0nc.< 1,,8

"#Connor< 9ohn and 'orraine rown< eds.< Feeral T'ea%re ProUec%9 Free,A+l%, 2-4. D-12.=, C"&E

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lack Arts &ovement

enston< *imberley W.< B%he Aesthetics of &odern lack (rama 6romM"(es"sto Me%'e&"s/< inT'e T'ea%re o- $lac: A(er"cans9 A Collec%"ono- Cr"%"cal Essa!s< ed. by !rrol Hill +$ew ork Applause ooks< 1,-88- D8,2.=,8/ %H!E

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