The theatre of Paula Vogel : practice, pedagogy and influences / Lee Brewer Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Lee Brewer, author.

Series:

Critical Companions.

Critical Companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vogel, Paula.

Dramatists--Biography.

Dramatists.

Teachers--Biography.

Teachers.

Drama--History and criticism.

Drama.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Methuen Drama, 2022.

Summary:

"By the time Paula Vogel made her Broadway debut with her 2017 Rebecca Taichman collaboration Indecent , she was already an accomplished playwright, with a Pulitzer Prize for How I Learned to Drive (1998) and two Obie Awards . She had also enjoyed a brilliant career as a professor at Brown and Yale with students such as Sarah Ruhl, a MacArthur "Genius" Grant winner, Pulitzer Prize winners Nilo Cruz, Quiara Alegria Hudes, and the only woman to win two Pulitzers for Drama, Lynn Nottage. Vogel's theatre draws upon Russian Formalist Viktor Skhlovsky and uses devices, such as "defamiliarization" and "negative empathy" to challenge conventional definitions of protagonists and antagonists. In this volume, Lee Brewer Jones examines Vogel as both a playwright and renowned teacher, analyzing texts and early reviews of Vogel's major plays -- including Indecent, Desdemona, How I Learned to Drive and The Baltimore Waltz -- before turning attention to her influence upon other major American playwrights, including Sarah Ruhl, Lynn Nottage, and Quiara Alegria Hudes. Chapters explore Vogel's plays in chronological order, consider her early influences and offer detailed accounts of her work in performance. Enriched by essays from scholars Joanna Mansbridge, Katie N. Johnson, Amy Muse, and an interview with Lynn Nottage, this is a vibrant exploration of Paula Vogel as a major American playwright."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Chapter 1: Early Life and Influences Upbringing and Education Vogel's 'Gods': John Guare Vogel's 'Gods': María Irene Fornes Vogel's 'Gods': Caryl Churchill

Chapter 2: Developing a Unique Voice Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief The Oldest Profession And Baby Makes Seven

Chapter 3: Recognition and Rewards The Baltimore Waltz Hot 'N' Throbbing How I Learned to Drive

Chapter 4: The House of Paula Vogel Nilo Cruz Sarah Ruhl Quiara Alegría Hudes Lynn Nottage 22 May 2017 Vogel Playwriting Workshop at the Vineyard Theatre Vogel's Comments on Dramaturgy Mini 'Boot Camp' with Commentary Interview with Vogel's First Doctoral Student / Marc Silverstein

Chapter 5: Vogel in the Twenty-First Century A Civil War Christmas: A Musical Celebration Indecent Vogel's Experiences with Sholem Asch's God of Vengeance Enter Rebecca Taichman Indecent at the Off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre Indecent at Broadway's Cort Theatre

Chapter 6: Critical Perspectives Perspective 1 / by Joanna Mansbridge, University of Hong Kong Perspective 2 / by Amy Muse, University of St. Thomas, USA

Editor's Interview with Lynn Nottage

Works Cited

Appendix: 'When Lesbian Love Came to Broadway,' / by Katie N. Johnson, Miami University, Ohio, USA.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-350-25175-5

1-350-25174-7

1-350-25172-0

OCLC:

1376934862