Playwrights at Work (The "Paris Review" Interviews)

by George Plimpton (Author)

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  In this volume, some of the 20th-century's greatest playwrights talk about their craft. In doing so, they prove that reports of the death of the theatre have been greatly exaggerated. From the experiences that inspire their work - Harold Pinter on growing up in the East End, Arthur Miller on McCarthyism - to their experiences of their work - Edward Albee on ignoring and attacking the critics, Tom Stoppard on fame and money - these discussions assert a profound belief in the power and necessity of theatre. Other interviewees include Thornton Wilder, Lillian Hellman, Tennessee Williams, Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Athol Fugard, Neil Simon, John Guare, David Mamet, Sam Shepard, Wendy Wasserstein and August Wilson.