America Hurrah and Other Plays

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Grove Press, 2001 - 290 pages
Jean-Claude van Itallie is one of the most distinguished playwrights of the American avant-garde. A keen deconstruction of American popular culture, the America Hurrah triptych served notice that here was a major new dramatic voice. America Hurrah and Other Plays is a definitive collection of the work of a major American playwright, with such works as Bag Lady, written in the voice of a deceptively insightful homeless woman; The Serpent, a fanciful interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve; The Traveller, which depicts a charismatic and brilliant artist recovering from a stroke; and van Itallie's dazzling play based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
 

Contents

America Hurrah
25
The Serpent
125
Eat Cake
169
Bag Lady
181
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
197
The Traveler
237
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