The Death of Bessie Smith, The Sandbox, The American Dream

by Edward Albee

Overview

This new collection features three acclaimed one-act plays from Edward Albee's early years. With the initial productions of The Death of Bessie Smith, The Sandbox, and The American Dream, Albee consolidated his reputation as a brilliant new talent of the New York theater scene.
These three plays tackle major themes such as race relations, American family life, and the essence of theater itself — each of which still continue to resonate. Representing the bold and exciting periods in the then young career of widely consideredAmerica's most popular and imaginative playwrights, this edition is a must-have for theater lovers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781468303384
Publisher:	The Overlook Press
Publication date:	04/02/2013
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Edward Albee(1928-2016), his plays include The Zoo Story (1958), The American Dream (1960), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1961–62, Tony Award), Tiny Alice (1964), A Delicate Balance (1966, Pulitzer Prize, and Tony Award, 1996), Seascape (1974, Pulitzer Prize, also available from Overlook), Three Tall Women (1994, Pulitzer Prize), and The Play About the Baby (2001, also available from Overlook). He was awarded the Gold Medal in Drama from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1980, and in 1996 he received both the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"One of the few genuinely great living American dramatists" —Ben Brantley, New York Times

"Ever since he broke into theater history 50 years ago . . . [Albee] has been throwing the abyss in our faces with exhilarating, articulate, and daring grown-up dazzle." —Chicago Tribune

Editorial Reviews

"One of the few genuinely great living American dramatists" —Ben Brantley, New York Times

"Ever since he broke into theater history 50 years ago . . . [Albee] has been throwing the abyss in our faces with exhilarating, articulate, and daring grown-up dazzle." —Chicago Tribune

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