Description
Book SynopsisThe first book to dedicate critical attention to the work of influential theater-maker Taylor Mac. Featuring essays, interviews, and commentaries by noted critics and artists, the volume examines the vastness of Mac’s theatrical imagination, the singularity of their voice, and the inclusiveness of their cultural insights and critiques.
Trade ReviewThe Taylor Mac Book is an overdue encomium to the work of an artist who defines the cutting edge in theater, performance, and the interpretation of American song. With maximalist exuberance and impish daring, Taylor Mac has revived the fortunes of queer aesthetics for our parlous times. How great that now we all get to hang out with judy and the crew in this deliriously welcome collection of essays." —Tavia Nyong’o, Yale University
"This book is a joy to read, conveying the spirit, mischief, and intellect of Taylor Mac’s work and reflecting its genius and complexity. The mix of topics and styles is well suited to the multifaceted nature of Mac’s work and also makes for engaged reading." —Jennifer Parker-Starbuck, Royal Holloway, University of London
Table of Contents
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Preface: “It’s going to go on a lot longer than you want it to”: A Conversation about Taylor Mac, Covid and Collaboration.
- David Román and Sean F. Edgecomb
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Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Early Performance of Taylor Mac
- Sean F. Edgecomb
- 1: Participation, Endurance, and the Pucker in Taylor Mac’s The Lily’s Revenge
- Carrie J. Preston
- 2: Between Hir and There: Considering Taylor Mac’s Work as Bridging Genres
- Kelly I. Aliano
- 3: Queer Pussy Time: Taylor Mac’s Lesbian Decade
- Kim Marra
- 4: Too Slow: Taylor Mac and the Rubs of Time
- Lisa A. Freeman
- 5: Taylor Mac, Walt Whitman, and Adhesive America: Cruising Utopia with the Good Gay Poet
- Jennifer Buckley
- 6: Circles and Lines: Community and Legacy in Taylor Mac’s Gary: A Sequel to “Titus Andronicus”
- Erika T. Lin
- 7: Designturgy, Being Queer: Taylor Mac Wears Machine Dazzle in 24 Decades
- Sissi Liu
- 8: Sing the Revolution!: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Taylor Mac and the Great American Songbook
- David Román
- 9: The Walk Across America for Mother Earth
- Paul Zimet
- 10: An Interview with Taylor Mac
- Kevin Sessums
- 11: Reflections on Collaboration
Matt Ray
Machine Dazzle
- Viva DeConcini
Niegel Smith
Tigger! Ferguson
- Barbara Gustern
- Linda Brumbach
- Contributors
- Bibliography
- Index
