Captive Audience: Prison and Captivity in Contemporary Theatre (Studies in Moderndrama, 19)

The first collection on this important topic, Captive Audience examines the social, gendered, ethnic, and cultural problems of incarceration as explored in contemporary theatre. Beginning with an essay by Harold Pinter, the original contributions discuss work including Harold Pinter's screenplays for The Handmaid's Tale and The Trial, Theatrical Prison Projects and Marat/Sade. Kimball King, Thomas Fahy, Rena Fraden, Tiffany Ana Lopez, Fiona Mills, Harold Pinter, Ann C. Hall, Christopher C. Hudgins, Pamela Cooper, Robert F. Gross, Claudia Barnett, Lois Gordon Captive Audience Examines The Social, Gendered, Ethnic, And Cultural Problems Of Incarceration Through The Lens Of Contemporary Theater. The Essays Gathered Here Engage A Broad Range Of Plays By African-american, Latino/a, British, And Other American Playwrights Who Give Voice To Those Long Hidden Behind Prison Walls. Topics Related To The Intersection Of Theater And Imprisonment Are Explored From A Variety Of Critical Perspectives, Illuminating The Dark Worlds Portrayed In Captivity Dramas By Migdalia Cruz, Miguel Pinero, Tennessee Williams, Naomi Wallace, And Samuel Beckett, Among Others. Thomas Fahy And Kimball King Have Assembled A Distinguished Group Of Contributors, Including The Renowned Playwright, Screenwriter, And Social Activist Harold Pinter. Captive Audience Is Essential Reading For Anyone Interested In Theater And Social Justice.--book Jacket. Captive Audience: An Introduction / Thomas Fahy -- Part I -- Confessional Voice: Medea's Brutal Imagination / Rena Fraden -- Emotional Contraband: Prison As Metaphor And Meaning In U.s. Latina Drama / Tiffany Ana Lopez -- Seeing Ethnicity: The Impact Of Race And Class On The Critical Reception Of Miguel Piñero's Short Eyes / Fiona Mills -- Part Ii -- On Prisons In The United States: Extract From A Speech Delivered To The Confederation Of Analytical Psychologists, London, 25 June 1999 / Harold Pinter -- Harold Pinter's Prison House: The Screenplay Of Kafka's The Trial / Ann C. Hall -- Harold Pinter's The Handmaid's Tale: Freedom, Prison, And A Hijacked Script / Christopher C. Hudgins -- World Of Bodies: Performing Flesh In Marat/sade / Pamela Cooper -- Disposal: William Inge's Abject Drama / Robert F. Gross -- In Dark Corners: Masculinity And Art In Tennessee Williams's Not About Nightingales / Thomas Fahy -- Physical Prisons: Naomi Wallace's Drama Of Captivity / Claudia Barnett -- No Exit And Waiting For Godot: Performances In Contrast / Lois Gordon Edited By Thomas Fahy And Kimball King. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 General Editor's Note......Page 8 CAPTIVE AUDIENCE: AN INTRODUCTION......Page 10 THE CONFESSIONAL VOICE: MEDEA'S BRUTAL IMAGINATION......Page 18 EMOTIONAL CONTRABAND: PRISON AS METAPHOR AND MEANINGIN U.S. LATINA DRAMA......Page 34 SEEING ETHNICITY: THE IMPACT OF RACE AND CLASS ON THE CRITICAL RECEPTION OF MIGUEL PIERO'S SHORT EYES......Page 50 ON PRISONS IN THE UNITED STATES: EXTRACT FROM A SPEECH DELIVERED TO THE CONFEDERATION OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, LONDON, 25 JUNE 1999......Page 76 HAROLD PINTER'S PRISON HOUSE: THE SCREENPLAY OF KAFKA'S THE TRIAL......Page 78 HAROLD PINTER'S THE HANDMAID'S TALE: FREEDOM, PRISON, AND A HIJACKED SCRIPT......Page 90 ~A WORLD OF BODIES~: PERFORMING FLESH IN MARAT/SADE......Page 118 THE DISPOSAL: WILLIAM INGE'S ABJECT DRAMA......Page 130 ~IN DARK CORNERS~: MASCULINITY AND ART IN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS'S NOTABOUT NIGHTINGALES......Page 145 PHYSICAL PRISONS: NAOMI WALLACE'S DRAMA OF CAPTIVITY......Page 156 NO EXIT AND WAITING FOR GODOT: PERFORMANCES IN CONTRAST......Page 175 Contributors......Page 198 Index......Page 200