Jonathan Kalb’s new book from the University of Michigan Press, Great Lengths: Seven Works of Marathon Theater, looks at seven contemporary theatrical works that test the extremes of duration, from Nicholas Nickleby and Angels in America to Einstein on the Beach and Peter Stein’s Faust. Asking “Why do some dramatic creations extend to five hours [...]
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:42AM on September 28, 2011