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This first book-length work on Terrence McNally shows how his decades in the theater have refined his thoughts on subjects like growing up gay in mannish, homophobic Texas, Shakespeare's legacy in contemporary drama, and the life-giving power of forgiveness. McNally believes that the ability to forgive--a challenge to even the most high-minded--confirms our humanity because the wrongs done to us usually don't deserve to be forgiven. The author shows how McNally's impeccable timing, his instinct for a good laugh line, and his preference for physical sensation and character over plot helps him r

American drama --- History and criticism. --- McNally, Terrence --- Criticism and interpretation.

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Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Theater --- Dramatic criticism. --- Drama --- Drama. --- American drama. --- Dramatists. --- History and criticism. --- Study and teaching (Higher) --- Study and teaching (Secondary) --- Baraka, Amiri, --- Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, --- O'Neill, Eugene, --- Anderson, Maxwell, --- Ibsen, Henrik, --- Churchill, Caryl. --- Stoppard, Tom. --- Cleage, Pearl. --- McNally, Terrence. --- Wilder, Thornton, --- Wilson, Lanford, --- Lawrence, Jerome, --- Lee, Robert Edwin, --- Behn, Aphra, --- Hare, David,