{"product_id":"the-theatre-of-paula-vogel-practice-pedagogy-and-influences-paperback","title":"The Theatre of Paula Vogel: Practice, Pedagogy, and Influences - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Brewer Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKevin J. Wetmore Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Lonergan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Lee Brewer Jones examines Paula Vogel as both a playwright and renowned teacher, analyzing texts and early reviews of Vogel's major plays-including \u003ci\u003eIndecent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDesdemona\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow I Learned to Drive\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e-before turning attention to her influence upon other major American playwrights, including Sarah Ruhl, Lynn Nottage, and Quiara Alegr\u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003ea Hudes. Chapters explore Vogel's plays in chronological order, consider her early influences and offer detailed accounts of her work in performance. Enriched by an interview with Lynn Nottage and essays from scholars Ana Fern?ndez-Caparr?s and Amy Muse, this is a vibrant exploration of Paula Vogel as a major American playwright. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the time Paula Vogel made her Broadway debut with her 2017 Rebecca Taichman collaboration \u003ci\u003eIndecent\u003c\/i\u003e, she was already an accomplished playwright, with a Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci\u003eHow I Learned to Drive\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and two Obie Awards\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eShe had also enjoyed a brilliant career as a professor at Brown and Yale with students such as Sarah Ruhl, a MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant winner, Pulitzer Prize winners Nilo Cruz, Quiara Alegr\u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003ea Hudes, and the only woman to win two Pulitzers for Drama, Lynn Nottage. Vogel's theatre draws upon Russian Formalist Viktor Shklovsky and uses devices such as \"defamiliarization\" and \"negative empathy\" to challenge conventional definitions of protagonists and antagonists.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Brewer Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Georgia State University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44246218997811,"sku":"9781350251755","price":179.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/18n6PbPvgQ9781350251755.webp?v=1777667187","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/the-theatre-of-paula-vogel-practice-pedagogy-and-influences-paperback","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}