Description
Featuring essays, interviews, and commentaries by noted critics and artists, the volume examines the vastness of Mac's theatrical imagination, the singularity of their voice, the inclusiveness of their cultural insights and critiques, and the creativity they display through stylistic and formal qualities and the unorthodoxies of their personal and professional trajectories. Contributors consider the range of Mac's career as a playwright, performer, actor, and singer, expanding and enriching the conversation on this much-celebrated and deeply resonant body of work.
About the Author
David RomAn is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Southern California.
Sean F. Edgecomb is Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance in the Ph.D. Program at the Graduate Center and the Coordinator of Drama at the College of Staten Island, CUNY.
Reviews
The Taylor Mac Book is an overdue encomium to the work of an artist who defines the cutting edge in theater, performance, and the interpretation of American song. With maximalist exuberance and impish daring, Taylor Mac has revived the fortunes of queer aesthetics for our parlous times. How great that now we all get to hang out with judy and the crew in this deliriously welcome collection of essays." -Tavia Nyong'o, Yale University
"This book is a joy to read, conveying the spirit, mischief, and intellect of Taylor Mac's work and reflecting its genius and complexity. The mix of topics and styles is well suited to the multifaceted nature of Mac's work and also makes for engaged reading." -Jennifer Parker-Starbuck, Royal Holloway, University of London
Book Information
ISBN 9780472055272
Author David Roman
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 263g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 153mm * 18mm