Jack Gelber - Consider This

This book explores the works of Humanist/Absurdist American playwright Jack Gelber (1932-2003), whose groundbreaking, immersive play The Connection (produced by The Living Theatre in 1959) served as the link between the Art Theatre/Beat Generation and the Off-Off Broadway movement.

List of contents

Introduction
1 The Connection and The Apple: Gelber's Work with the Living Theatre
2 Square in the Eye and The Cuban Thing: Absurdist Domestic Dramas
3 Sleep, Barbary Jones, and Farmyard: Dreams, Adaptations, and Translations
4 Eat Shit: Jack Gelber's New Play: Rehearsal and Starters
5 Underproduced: Gelber's Work in the 1980s and 1990s: Rio Preserved, Chambers, Big Shot, Magic Valley,
6 Tough Love: Dylan's Line (Jack Gelber's Last Play)
Conclusion: Consider This

About the author

John Patrick Bray is a playwright, screenwriter, and freelance anthology editor. He is a Professor and current Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of Georgia, USA.

Product details

• Authors: John P. Bray
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 25.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032868394
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3286839-4
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: Routledge Studies in Edward Albee and American Theatre
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; DRAMA / General, PERFORMING ARTS / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, DRAMA / American / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, Theatre Studies, Writing & editing guides, Performance Art, Writing and editing guides, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights