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Theater: The Lively Art, 4/e
Edwin Wilson, City University of NY
Alvin Goldfarb, Illinois State University
Modenr Theater: 1945 to 1990

Chapter Outline

MODERN THEATER: 1945 TO 1990

Postwar Realistic Theater

Background: The Postwar Era

Timeline: 1945-2000

American Selective Realism

Play Synopsis: "Death of a Salesman"

The “Angry Young Men” in England and Documentary/Drama in Germany

Experimentation and Departures from Realism: 1945 to 1980

Existentialism and Theater of the Absurd

Living History: "Waiting for Godot"

Experimental Theater

Play Synopsis: "Waiting for Godot"

Postwar Eclectics

Developments in Postwar American Theater

African American Theater/Musical Theater

Summary

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