Oliva Gay

First Published in 1996. This volume Studies in Modern Drama collects essays on contemporary theatre which reveal the changing face of the world, as well as challenges to the boundaries of traditional stage production. Authors examine familiar texts in new settings, discovering what editor Judy Lee Oliva calls "the effect of cultural- specific gestures, stances and the nuance of words," so that audiences and critics are forced to recognize stereotypes and re-evaluate older critical methods.