Plays from the Contemporary American Theater (1988)

by Brooks McNamara

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This collection of modern American plays, edited and introduced by Brooks McNamara, includes "Streamers" by David Rabe, "Crimes of the Heart" by Beth Henley, and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson, with five others by John Guare, Arthur Kopit, Christopher Durang, A.R. Gurney, and Tina Howe.

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contains: Streamers (David Rabe), Marco Polo Sings a Solo (John Guare), Wings (Arthur Kopit), Sister Mary Ignatius (Christopher Durang), Crimes of the Heart (Beth Henley), The Dining Room (A.R. Gurney), Painting Churches (Tina Howe), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (August Wilson)

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Streamers by David Rabe

Marco Polo Sings a Solo by John Guare

Wings: A drama by Arthur Kopit

Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You by Christopher Durang

Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley

The Dining Room by A. R. Gurney

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Painting Churches by Tina Howe

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson

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This collection of modern American plays, edited and introduced by Brooks McNamara, includes "Streamers" by David Rabe, "Crimes of the Heart" by Beth Henley, and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson, with five others by John Guare, Arthur Kopit, Christopher Durang, A.R. Gurney, and Tina Howe.

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