Albee in Performance

Rakesh Herald Solomon

ISBN 10: 0253354854 / ISBN 13: 9780253354853

Published by Indiana University Press, US, 2010

About this Item

A premiere playwright, Edward Albee is also a gifted director. "Albee in Performance" details Albee's directorial vision and how that vision animates his plays. Having had extraordinary access to Albee as director, Rakesh H. Solomon reveals how Albee has shaped his plays in performance, the attention he pays to each aspect of theatre, and how his conception of the key plays he has directed has evolved over a five-decade career. Solomon pays careful attention to the major works, from "The American Dream" and "Zoo Story" to Albee's best-known work, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", as well as to later plays such as "Marriage Play" and "Three Tall Women". The book also includes interviews with Albee and his collaborators on all aspects of staging, from rehearsal to performance.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Albee in Performance
• Publisher: Indiana University Press, US
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253354854
• ISBN 13: 9780253354853
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A premier playwright, Edward Albee is also a gifted director. Albee inPerformance details Albee's directorial vision and how that vision animates hisplays. Having had extraordinary access to Albee as director, Rakesh H. Solomonreveals how Albee has shaped his plays in performance, the attention he pays to eachaspect of theater, and how his conception of the key plays he has directed hasevolved over a five-decade career. Solomon pays careful attention to the majorworks, from The American Dream and Zoo Story to Albee's best-known work, Who'sAfraid of Virginia Woolf?, as well as to later plays such as Marriage Play and ThreeTall Women. The book also includes interviews with Albee and his collaborators onall aspects of staging, from rehearsal to performance.

About the Author

Rakesh H. Solomon teaches in the Department of Theatre and Drama at Indiana University Bloomington.