From Arthur Miller to Tony Kushner, this volume chronicles the plays and playwrights that shaped American drama to the present time.

Drama, Theatre, and Identity in the American New Republic

Drama, Theatre, and Identity in the American New Republic investigates the way in which theatre both reflects and shapes the question of identity in post-revolutionary American culture. Richards examines a variety of phenomena connected to the stage, including closet Revolutionary political plays, British drama on American boards, American-authored stage plays, and poetry and fiction by early Republican writers

Every volume of Drama for Students features coverage of 15 plays most frequently studied in literature classes.

Each volume (beginning with volume 27) will include two "Literature to Film" entries. Entries profiling film versions of plays/novels not only diversify the study of plays/novels but support alternate learning styles, media literacy, and film studies curricula as well. Look for:

• "9 Parts of Desire" by Heather Raffo
• "Desire Under the Elms" by Eugene O'Neill
• "Henrietta" by Karen Jones-Meadows
• "Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil" by Bill Harris
• "The Trojan Women" by Euripides

Drama for Students, Volume 25

Every bi-annual volume of Drama for Students features coverage of 15 plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Look for:

• "American Dream" by Edward Albee
• "Biedermann and the Firebugs" by Max Frisch
• "Fefu and her Friends" by Maria Irene Fornes
• "Into the Woods" by Stephen Sondheim
• "Stanley" by Pam Gems
• And others

Drama for Students
The purpose of Drama for Students (DfS) is to provide readers with a guide to understanding, enjoying, and studying dramas by giving them easy access to information about the work. Part of Gale's "For Students" literature line, DfS is specifically designed to meet the curricular needs of high school and undergraduate college students and their teachers,
as well as the interests of general readers and researchers considering specific plays.