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Although not yet 40, two-time Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl has established herself as one of America's most innovative and productive playwrights. She is known for charting complex currents of desire and broaching weighty topics such as bereavement with a light, whimsical touch. This critical volume represents the first full-length, comprehensive study of her work. The text tracks the evolution of her style and aesthetic, situates her body of work within the American theatre scene, investigates her influences, and analyzes her plays in depth, including Eurydice, The Clean House, Passion Play, and In the Next Room or the vibrator play.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
I. Navigating Sorrow in Eurydice
II. Joke as Incantation in The Clean House
III. Melancholy Plague
IV. Falling in Love with Long Distance: Dead Man's Cell Phone
V. A Cowboy Stew
VI. Apocalypse Deferred: Passion Play
VII. Alternating Currents of Desire: In the Next Room or the vibrator play
VIII. Other Works
IX. Conclusion
Appendix: Chronology of Play Premieres
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index



