Articles related to "American Playwright"

A profile of the late August Wilson, whose Pulitzer-winning plays documented the African American experience in the 20th century.

The "Death of a Salesman," written by Arthur Miller, chronicles the life of Willy Loman, a traveling salesman, who works at this dead end job for more than 30 years in or

Contemporary American playwrights, including George Abbott, Edward Albee, and Christopher Durang, are still inspiring their audiences to dream, think, and feel.

Contemporary American playwrights, including Sam Shepard, Lanford Wilson, and Doug Wright, are still inspiring their audiences to dream, think, and feel.

Contemporary American playwrights, including Tony Kushner, David Mamet, and John Patrick Shanley, are still inspiring their audiences to dream, think, and feel.

Arthur Miller - 60 years of "just people on a stage talking to each other".

Brief biography and works of American dramatist Edward Albee, prominent in the mid-20th century theatrical stage.

The Designated Mourner meant several huge monologues for Eric Peterson and his director was a Godsend.

John Howard Payne's brief biography - his life, career, plays - and history of the haunting song "Home, Sweet Home."

Shelly Garrett's live stage play, Beauty Shop, has been entertaining and inspiring sell-out audiences across the United States since 1989.

Thomas Lanier Williams better known as Tennessee Williams once said that life was one long nervous breakdown.

Seana McKenna and Fiona Reid play sisters, Lane and Virginia, who both have something to sweep under the rug in the Toronto première of The Clean House.

A young black woman explores her long-lost father's relationship with a white woman during the college demonstrations of the 1960s.

These quotes and thoughts from famous actors, directors, and playwrights are sure to inspire the theater enthusiast.

A glimpse of the life and work of Sam Shepard as a man, a poet and musician; as well as his imaginative work as an actor, director and playwright for audiences worldwide.

Brief biography of American writer Tennessee Williams, famous for his many plays.

This professional repertory company performs plays outdoors among sunny redwoods in the Festival Glen, as well as indoors on the UCSC Theatre Arts Mainstage.

Eugene O'Neill spent his early childhood in hotel rooms, on trains and backstage, traveling with his parents which he blamed for his escape into alcohol as an adult.

Brief biography of Bertolt Brecht, one of the great German playwrights, famous for The Threepenny Opera musical.

Charles Mee, Anne Bogart and the SITI Company meld together to find America Under Construction at the 2009 Humana Festival of New American Plays.

Brief biography of American playwright Eugene O'Neil, best known for dramatic plays of modern town life such as Long Day's Journey into Night and The Iceman Cometh.

Brief biography of American playwright, screenwriter and memoirist Lillian Hellman, known for The Little Foxes, Pentimento and An Unfinished Woman.

American playwright Lynn Nottage wins the Pulitzer for her play 'Ruined,' about the war against Congolese women.

Rob Marshall has created a glittering big screen adaptation of this Tony Award winning Broadway musical. But not many know that the show is based on a true story.

The Secret Garden is one of the best-loved children's books. It is a classic tale of the power of nature's beauty.

The brief history of the trends of treading the boards of Broadway - do you remember the songs, the plots, or something else?

American playwright Horton Foote, born March 4, 1919, died a few days ago, on March 4, 2009.

Ameriville, by Universes, opens the 33rd Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays.

A brief examination of how a dramatic monologue is defined and how it is used in theatre.

With their adaptation presented at the 33rd Humana Festival, Marc Masterson and Alice-Adrien Hansel capture the spirit of Wendell Berry's poetry.

Historic 7th Ave. in Ybor City located in Tampa, Florida was awarded the American Planning Association's (APA) Top 10 Streets in US, adding to Tampa's winning allure.

Broadway shows opening before April 30 during the 2008-2009 season are eligible for Tony Awards. There are 29 categories for the 63rd Annual Tony Award.

Guide to the folk opera Rip Van Winkle by the American composer Reginald de Koven, based on the short story by Washington Irving.

A brief look at the effect this harrowing play had on Britain's most extraordinary Academy Award winning actress.

Since 1991, the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) has produced 68 new American plays, including 25 world premieres, and commissioned 7 new plays.

Brief biography of Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello, best known for Six Characters in Search of an Author and Right You Are, If You Think You Are.