Off-Off-Broadway Explosion: How Provocative Playwrights of the 1960's Ignited a New American Theater

The off-off Broadway movement of the 1960s remains one of the most dynamic periods in the history of American theatre. Filled with one-on-one interviews and entertaining anecdotes, "Off-Off Broadway Explosion" explores the backstage stories and captivating history of the unusual venues and legendary personalities of the era. Readers will discover intimate accounts of innovative Beat Generation playwrights who transformed the New York stage, such as Edward Albee, Sam Shepard, Lanford Wilson, Amiri Baraka, Jean-Claude van Itallie, and many other artists whose legacy is still felt within theatre halls today. They'll learn about the Greenwich Village visionaries who allowed emerging playwrights to showcase experimental works not welcome on the traditional stage. Finally, a special chapter, "Your Own Off-Off Broadway", advises today's playwrights and theatre artists how to give voice to their own work and find progressive audiences to appreciate it.