Cellophane: Plays by Mac Wellman

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Cellophane: Plays by Mac Wellman
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mac Wellman
Foreword by Marjorie Perloff
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:204
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
ISBN/Barcode 9781555540616
ClassificationsDewey:812.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher PAJ Publications,U.S.
Imprint PAJ Publications,U.S.
Publication Date 21 April 2005
Publication Country United States

Description

"He is James Joyce reborn as a rap artist."-Mel Gussow, The New York Times This collection includes Albanian Softshoe, Mister Original Bugg, Cleveland, Bad Penny, Cellophane, Three Americanisms, Fnu Lnu, Girl Gone, Hypatia, The Sandalwood Box and Cat's Paw. Written between 1983 and 1998, they showcase Wellman's ongoing exploration of the limits of language and the consequences of humanity in the postmodern world.

Author Biography

Mac Wellman is a three-time Obie award-winning dramatists whose work is widely performed. He has won Rockefeller, NEA, and Guggenheim fellowhsips and the 1997 Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writer's Award. In 1997, he was honored with a six-month festival of his work, featuring thirty of his plays staged in four cities. He is the Donald I. Fine Professor of Playwriting at Brooklyn College.