Sunday, April 29, 2007

Recommendations for boundary-pushing plays

These recommendations from Dramaturg Liz Engleman for plays and playwrights that are somehow pushing the boundaries of American play-making, in an email to me (thanks to Steven Dietz for putting us in touch).

"Some boundary pushers:
Dan Dietz, Colin Denby Swanson, Lisa D’Amour, Carson Kreitzer, Naomi Iizuka (all of the above have been Austin-ites), Carlos Murrillo (dark play: or stories for boys), Melissa James Gibson, Deborah Stein (The aerodynamics of Accident, GodSave Gertrude)

Then, writers that I just love, but maybe don’t push as hard:
Kelly Stuart (Mayhem, Shadow Language), Julie Marie Myatt (The Sex Habits of American Women, Boats on a River, My Wandering Boy), Janet Allard (Vrooommm: A Nascomedy),Melanie Marnich (Blur, Quake"

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