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Book SynopsisExamines a vital but little-recognized current in American theatrical history: the dramatic representation of the quotidian and mundane. Jacob Gallagher-Ross shows how twentieth-century American theatre became a space for negotiating the demands of innovative form and democratic availability.
Trade ReviewGallagher-Ross’s writing is lucid, supple, and precise, and his prose gives pleasure in itself. He does an excellent job of placing each of his subjects in its literary/theatrical context, and it is impressive that he is able to pursue his themes across such a diverse group of performance practitioners. A marvelous book."" - Philip Auslander, author of
Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture""This is an elegantly written and philosophically rich study of American theater artists, and one that productively uncovers an avant-garde attentiveness to the everyday concealed by the overly broad mantle of realism."" - Laura Levin, author of
Performing Ground: Space, Camouflage, and the Art of Blending In
