Peering Behind the Curtain: Disability, Illness, and the Extraordinary Body in Contemporary Theatre
, by King,Kimball; King,KimballNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780415929974 | 0415929970
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 2/8/2002
This volume addresses disability in theater, and features all new work, including critical essays, interviews, personal essays, and an original play. It fills a gap in scholarship while promoting the profile of disability in theater.Peering Behind the Curtainexamines the issues surrounding disability in many well-known plays, includingChildren of a Lesser God,The Elephant Man,'night Mother, andWit, as well as an original play by James McDonald.