The Revisionist Stage

This book explores the vision and talents of a controversial group of artists who depending on one''s perspective either revitalized or disfigured the standard dramatic repertoire by adapting canonical dramas for the contemporary American stage. Amy S. Green''s critical history features the bold directorial ventures of JoAnne Akalaitis Lee Breuer Liviu Ciulei Richard Foreman Joseph Papp Lucian Pintilie Richard Schechner Peter Sellars Andrei Serban Robert Woodruff and Garland Wright. Green covers Greek and Roman drama plays by Shakespeare and Molire and the operas of Mozart and da Ponte and discusses in detail many landmark theatrical events of the past thirty years. This versatile insightful study provides an informed reading of the business of theatrical revision and a full-scale investigation of this rich and controversial genre.