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The drama and theatre of Annie Baker
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The drama and theatre of Annie Baker / Amy Muse.
ISBN
9781350319974
135031997X
9781350319981
9781350319998
Publication
London ; New York : Methuen Drama, 2023.
Physical Description
xviii, 189 pages ; 22 cm.
Summary
"In the first book-length study of Annie Baker, Amy Muse guides readers through her critically acclaimed plays and other work. She illuminates their intellectual and ethical themes by contextualizing them with the other works of theatre, art, theology, and psychology that Baker read while writing. Through close discussions of her plays, this book immerses readers in Baker's attunement to everyday language, her themes of loneliness, desire, empathy, and storytelling, and her innovations with stage time. Enriched by interviews and engaging essays by three scholars, this is a companionable guide that deepens the reader's knowledge and appreciation of Baker's dramatic invention"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Muse, Amy. Drama and theatre of Annie Baker London ; New York : Methuen Drama, 2023
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 07, 2023
Series
Critical companions
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface : the magic of slow theatre
Listening to the lonely : Chekhov and Baker's Uncle Vanya
Botched, beautiful attempts at communication : body awareness, nocturama, and circle mirror transformation
The presence of silence : the aliens and the flick
Stories of complicated desire : John, I love Dick, The antipodes
Critical perspectives
Afterword : the fragility and imperfection of creating theatre.
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