The Hurt Business: Oliver Mayer’s Early Works [+] Plus
January 19, 2009 12:08 PM
by William Anthony Nericcio
Hyperbole Books, $24.95
As a playwright, Oliver Mayer’s strength is “a wonder to behold,” writes Columbia University professor emeritus Howard Stein in the introduction to this collection of Mayer’s work. With contributions by scholars, fellow playwrights and figures from theatre, this collection contains the full, edited scripts from Mayer’s plays Young Valiant, Blade to the Heat and Joy of the Desolate in addition to interviews with the assistant professor at the USC School of Theatre and critical analyses of his work.
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