Word Plays : Collected Writings on Politics and Culture (Paperback)

Introduction I Literary Word Plays 1 The Contemporary American Theater 2 Arab Spring Forward, Fall Back 3 Theater and the University: Marriage or Misalliance 4 How to Love Your Country 5 Shakespeare's Absent Queen 6 School for Crime 7 Dynasties II Dramatic Word Plays 1 Broken News 2 Poker Face 3 Airport Hell 4 Sex for a Change 5 Kosher Kop 6 Allies in Blunderland 7 The Comfort Zone 8 Gun Play 9 The Press Assess the Gettysburg Address 10 Moses and the Deep Red Sea III Commendatory Word Plays 1 Wendy Wasserstein 2 Austin Pendleton 3 Justin Kaplan 4 Jonathan Miller 5 Blushing 6 Lewis Black 7 Mark Rylance 8 Todd London 9 Robert Kiley Coda Index