Theatre of Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players

<p>The theatre of Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players has received significant international recognition over the past ten years. The company has received three OBIEs for <em>House</em> (1999) <em>Drummer Wanted</em> (2002) and <em>Good Samaritans</em> (2005). Maxwell received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2010 and has been commissioned by venues in the United States the United Kingdom Germany Austria the Netherlands France Belgium and Ireland. Although his productions generate a plethora of reviews there is a deficit of material providing a critical and sustained engagement with his work. The aim of this book is to provide a critical survey of Maxwell’s work since 1992 including his early participation in Cook County Theater Department. </p><p>Touching upon the acting production and rehearsal processes of NYC Player’s work and Maxwell's representations of space community race and gender this volume provides scholars with an important overview of a key figure in contemporary drama.</p>