Theatre Communications Group: 261 books

"By far the most accomplished and affecting work from the gifted Mr. Guirgis, a prolific and erratic chronicler of marginal lives."—The New York Times "The lifeblood of Guirgis's dialogue is the most expressive cursing since Shakespeare."—The Guardian As an expert...

The Baltimore Waltz, Vogel's most personal play, centers around the memory of a loved one lost to AIDS; the other plays include, Desdemona, The Oldest Profession, And Baby Makes Seven, and Hot 'n' Throbbing.

"Full of itnerest, intelligence, amusement, and spine-chilling verity. . . . A play to see and ponder, staying with you, in typical Lucas fashion, long after you leave the theater."—Village Voice An amateur production of Oedipus elicits social and political tension among its actors,...

Previous publications RAISED IN CAPTIVITY (TCG, 1995 1-55936-113-1, Sold 1,300)

• A quirky playwrite with a distinctive voice and a gift for comedy.

"By turns philosophical and playful, lyrical and earthy, Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3), swoops, leaps, dives and soars, reimagining a turbulent point in American history through a cockeyed contemporary lens . . . The finest work yet from this gifted writer."—The...

Based on an actual experience, Sleep Deprivation Chamber depicts the emotional devastation of police brutality and the criminal justice system on a highly educated, middle class black family.

- Former Artistic Director of Junebug Productions, based in New Orleans - Co-founded the Free Southern Theater in Mississippi (it relocated to New Orleans two years later). - Worked as National Field Program Director with the Committee for Racial Justice - Winner of the Award of Merit from the Association...

"Parks has burst through every known convention to invent a new theatrical language, like a jive Samuel Beckett, while exploding American cultural myths and stereotypes along the way.... She's passionate and jokey and some kind of genius."--Vogue

"[Suzan-Lori Parks'] dislocating stage devices, stark but poetic language and fiercely idiosyncratic images transform her work into something haunting and marvelous."—Time "An original whose fierce intelligence and fearless approach to craft subvert theatrical convention and...

“It’s hard to think of a writer who knows his generation better than Michael Weller.” -Frank Rich, New York Times Michael Weller’s early work chronicled American culture as it was taken apart and reformed in the turbulent ’60s. This volume collects his best-known plays of the ’70s and ’80s,...

Anarchist [an/er-kist] n.1. A person who opposes the authority of the state.2. A person who causes disorder or upheaval.3. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet’s new play about one woman who is put away for life, and another who is committed to her rehabilitation. “Students of Mamet won’t...

The search for a means to an end to apartheid erupts into conflict between a black township youth and his "old-fashioned" black teacher.

"As ever, Hudes’s writing is poetic but wry, full of swagger and poetry. There’s live music, but oh, how the lines sing too." - David Cote, Time Out New York "Ms. Hudes draws all her characters with precision and understanding... this warm-blooded play underscores how the...