Famous American Plays of the 1930s

Harold Clurman
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Here are five plays from the critical decade of the thirties-the decade of the Group Theatre and the Federal Theatre-when American drama challenged the depression years with a stirring force of protest and hope. --Antiqbook.com -- Clifford Odets, S.N. Behrman, Robert Sherwood, John Steinbeck, William Saroyan--Five famous American plays of the 1930s: 1) "Awake and Sing"--Odets' rebellious and compassionate story of a struggling Jewish family in the Bronx. 2) "End of Summer"--Behrman's spirited comedy about a beautiful woman of the idle rich confronted with reality and the challenge of a new generation. 3) "Idiot's Delight"--Sherwood's prophetic and tragicomic commentary on the mad game of war. 4) "Of Mice and Men"--Steinbeck's famous story about two lonely, itinerant workers, a homeless halfwit and his friend George, whose dream ends in tragedy. 5) "The Time of Your Life"--Saroyan's delightful portrayal of a group of bizarre unfortunates who inhabit a San Francisco waterfront saloon. -- amazon.com
Genres: PlaysDramaTheatre
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