The American Clock: A Vaudeville
oct. 2022 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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'It is Mr. Miller's notion, potentially a great one, that the Baums' story can help tell the story of America itself during that traumatic era.'
NEW YORK TIMES
When the stock market crashes, the once-financially comfortable Baum family lose everything and are forced to leave their lofty home in Manhattan to live with relatives in Brooklyn: how can their pride, purpose and artistic endeavours survive such a sudden and shocking reversal of fortune?
A sweeping, hard-hitting look at the Great Depression of the 1930s, The American Clock is a vaudevillian celebration of American resilience and optimism in the face of national crisis, and was performed on Broadway in 1980.
This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Jane K. Dominik, with commentary and notes that explore the play's production history (including excerpts from interviews with designers of the 1980 Broadway production) as well as the dramatic, thematic and academic debates that surround it.
NEW YORK TIMES
When the stock market crashes, the once-financially comfortable Baum family lose everything and are forced to leave their lofty home in Manhattan to live with relatives in Brooklyn: how can their pride, purpose and artistic endeavours survive such a sudden and shocking reversal of fortune?
A sweeping, hard-hitting look at the Great Depression of the 1930s, The American Clock is a vaudevillian celebration of American resilience and optimism in the face of national crisis, and was performed on Broadway in 1980.
This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Jane K. Dominik, with commentary and notes that explore the play's production history (including excerpts from interviews with designers of the 1980 Broadway production) as well as the dramatic, thematic and academic debates that surround it.
À propos de l'auteur
Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was arguably the greatest American playwright of the twentieth century. Hist most famous work for the stage includes Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons and A View from the Bridge. Six volumes of his plays and a volume of his theatre essays are published by Methuen Drama.
Dr. Jane K. Dominik was Professor of English at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California. Her work on Miller includes a commentary on The Price published by Methuen, “Empty Chairs, Pools of Light: Absent Characters in Arthur Miller's Drama” in Arthur Miller's Century: Essays Celebrating the 100th Birthday of America's Great Playwright edited by Stephen A. Marino, "The Critical Reception of Arthur Miller's Work" in Critical Insights: Arthur Miller edited by Brenda Murphy, “A View through Death of a Salesman” in The Salesman Has a Birthday edited by Stephen A. Marino, and “Music in Miller,” “Before and After the Fall,” “Prequels and Sequels: A Creative Assignment That Extends Students' Reading of Arthur Miller's Drama,” and “Stifled Staid, and Suspect: The Working Women in Arthur Miller's Drama”, and “A Conversation with Christopher Bigsby” in The Arthur Miller Journal, as well as reviews for the Arthur Miller Newsletter and The Arthur Miller Journal. She was interviewed about Miller's female characters for The Arthur Miller Society Podcast, has delivered more than two dozen conference papers on dramatic literature and education, and has performed scenes from Miller's plays and the role of Linda in Death of a Salesman. She was the founding editor of the newsletter, has served as President and Vice President of the Arthur Miller Society, and currently serves on the Board.
Dr. Jane K. Dominik was Professor of English at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California. Her work on Miller includes a commentary on The Price published by Methuen, “Empty Chairs, Pools of Light: Absent Characters in Arthur Miller's Drama” in Arthur Miller's Century: Essays Celebrating the 100th Birthday of America's Great Playwright edited by Stephen A. Marino, "The Critical Reception of Arthur Miller's Work" in Critical Insights: Arthur Miller edited by Brenda Murphy, “A View through Death of a Salesman” in The Salesman Has a Birthday edited by Stephen A. Marino, and “Music in Miller,” “Before and After the Fall,” “Prequels and Sequels: A Creative Assignment That Extends Students' Reading of Arthur Miller's Drama,” and “Stifled Staid, and Suspect: The Working Women in Arthur Miller's Drama”, and “A Conversation with Christopher Bigsby” in The Arthur Miller Journal, as well as reviews for the Arthur Miller Newsletter and The Arthur Miller Journal. She was interviewed about Miller's female characters for The Arthur Miller Society Podcast, has delivered more than two dozen conference papers on dramatic literature and education, and has performed scenes from Miller's plays and the role of Linda in Death of a Salesman. She was the founding editor of the newsletter, has served as President and Vice President of the Arthur Miller Society, and currently serves on the Board.
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