Earth Matters on Stage by Theresa J. May - 9780367464622

Taylor & Francis

Earth Matters on StageEcology and Environment in American Theater\nAuthor(s): Theresa J. May\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367464622, 978-0367464622\nSynopsis\nEarth Matters on Stage: Ecology and Environment in American Theater tells the story of how American theater has shaped popular understandings of the environment throughout the twentieth century as it argues for theaters potential power in the age of climate change. Using cultural and environmental history, seven chapters interrogate key moments in American theater and American environmentalism over the course of the twentieth century in the United States. It focuses, in particular, on how drama has represented environmental injustice and how inequality has become part of the American environmental landscape.\n\nAs the first book-length ecocritical study of American theater, Earth Matters examines both familiar dramas and lesser-known grassroots plays i.