The Theatre of Christopher Durang (Critical Companions)

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The Theatre of Christopher Durang (Critical Companions)

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 248 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781474288927
  • DDC分類 812.6

Full Description

The Theatre of Christopher Durang considers the works of one of the foremost comedic writers for the American stage. From Durang's early success with the controversial Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You (1974) to his recent Tony Award-winning play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2012), he has been an original theatrical voice in American theatre. Edith Oliver, long-time theatre critic for The New Yorker, described Durang as "one of the funniest men in the world." Durang challenges traditional dramatic idioms with his irreverent comedies that are as shocking as they are prescient and compassionate.

This volume provides the first comprehensive examination of Durang's works and incorporates comedic theory to examine how laughter in performance subverts social conventions and hierarchies. Through a clear, detailed discussion of the plays, Miriam Chirico considers Durang's use of black comedy, satire, and parody to explode such topics as: western literature, religion, dysfunctional families, and American social malaise. Robert Combs and Jay Malarcher provide additional critical perspectives about Durang's works, detailing his use of alienation techniques and locating his place within the American parodic tradition. The book also includes a warm introduction by Durang's former student, Pulitzer Prize-winner, David Lindsay-Abaire. The Theatre of Christopher Durang, in demonstrating how Durang has shaped contemporary theatrical possibilities, offers a valuable guide for students of American drama and comedy.

Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface: "Christopher Durang Explains It All For Me," by David Lindsay-Abaire (Playwright, USA)

Introduction: Christopher Durang's Dark Comedy
1 Perverting the Classics
The Idiots Karamazov
The Vietnamization of New Jersey
History of the American Film
Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge
Adrift in Macao

2 Seeking is Believing
The Nature and Purpose of the Universe
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
Laughing Wild
Sex and Longing
Miss Witherspoon

3 One-Act Plays
Durang/Durang

4 Family Dysfunction
Titanic
Death Comes to Us All, Mary Agnes
'dentity Crisis
Baby with the Bathwater
The Marriage of Bette & Boo

5 American Anomie
Beyond Therapy
Media Amok
Betty's Summer Vacation
Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

6 Conclusion
7 Critical Perspectives
We Laugh-Track People: Christopher Durang's Drama of Audience Participation, Robert Combs (George Washington University, USA)

The Marriage of Parody and Satire: The All-American Comedy of Christopher Durang,
Jay Malarcher (West Virginia University, USA)

List of Contributors
Notes
Works Cited