Extreme Exposure

by Bonney, Jo

• ISBN13: 9781559361552
• ISBN10: 1559361557
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Theatre Communications Group

Summary

Extreme Exposure: An Anthology of Solo Performance Texts from the Twentieth Century, edited by director Jo Bonney, features the work of 42 solo artists spanning the century-from Beatrice Herford in 1869 to Dawn Akemi Saito in 1994. Each artists' work is introduced by a journalist, artist, critic, agent, producer or educator who is intimately familiar with the material and its links to other forms such as vaudeville, theatre, cabaret, music, standup comedy, poetry, the visual arts and dance. In Bonney's words, "This anthology documents a part of our literary/stage history and offers the possibility of its being appreciated in a new context, for a new generation."Includes work by Beatrice Herford, Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Ruth Draper, Lord Buckley, Brother Theodore, Lenny Bruce, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, Andy Kaufman, Ethyl Eichelberger, Laurie Anderson, Rachel Rosenthal, Spalding Gray, Eric Bogosian, Jessica Hagedorn, Diamanda Galas, Ann Magnuson, Rhodessa Jones, Tim Miller, John O'Keefe, Anna Deavere Smith, Danitra Vance, David Cale, Whoopi Goldberg, John Fleck, Reno, Heather Woodbury, Robbie McCauley, Lisa Kron, Brenda Wong Aoki, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Holly Hughes, Luis Alfaro, John Leguizamo, Josh Kornbluth, Deb Margolin, Roger Guenveur Smith, Anne Galjour, Danny Hoch, Marga Gomez, Mike Albo and Virginia Heffernan, Dael Orlandersmith and Dawn Akemi Saito.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Jo Bonney
Acknowledgments	xvii
Editor's Note	xix
Beatrice Herford	3	(6)
Linda Sue Long
Jackie ``Moms'' Mabley	9	(8)
Elsie A. Williams
Ruth Draper	17	(8)
David Kaplan
Patricia Norcia
Lord Buckley	25	(9)
Richard Buckley, Jr.
Brother Theodore	34	(8)
Jon Kalish
Lenny Bruce	42	(13)
Nat Hentoff
Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner	55	(10)
Marilyn French
Andy Kaufman	65	(7)
Steve Bodow
Ethyl Eichelberger	72	(10)
Joe E. Jeffreys
Laurie Anderson	82	(10)
RoseLee Goldberg
Rachel Rosenthal	92	(9)
Moira Roth
Spalding Gray	101	(7)
James Leverett
Eric Bogosian	108	(11)
Michael Feingold
Jessica Hagedorn	119	(7)
Han Ong
Diamanda Galas	126	(9)
Michael Flanagan
Ann Magnuson	135	(10)
Kestutis Nakas
Rhodessa Jones	145	(10)
Evelyn C. White
Tim Miller	155	(9)
Ken Foster
John O'Keefe	164	(13)
Mark Russell
Anna Deavere Smith	177	(10)
Lani Guinier
Danitra Vance	187	(10)
George C. Wolfe
David Cale	197	(12)
Stephen Holden
Whoopi Goldberg	209	(11)
Fred Zollo
John Fleck	220	(8)
Ryan Hill
Reno	228	(11)
Ellie Covan
Heather Woodbury	239	(9)
Marcia Farquhar
Robbie McCauley	248	(9)
Vivian Patraka
Lisa Kron	257	(8)
Peggy Phelan
Brenda Wong Aoki	265	(11)
Robert Hurwitt
Guillermo Gomez-Pena	276	(10)
Lisa Wolford
Holly Hughes	286	(9)
C. Carr
Luis Alfaro	295	(10)
Morgan Jenness
John Leguizamo	305	(9)
Gregory Mosher
Josh Kornbluth	314	(9)
Scott Rosenberg
Deb Margolin	323	(9)
Lynda Hart
Roger Guenveur Smith	332	(12)
Margo Jefferson
Anne Galjour	344	(10)
Steven Winn
Danny Hoch	354	(9)
Laurie Stone
Marga Gomez	363	(8)
David Roman
Mike Albo and Virginia Hefferman	371	(9)
Alissa Quart
Dael Orlandersmith	380	(9)
Peter Askin
Dawn Akemi Saito	389	(10)
Charles Mee
Artist Biographies and Bibliographies	399	(21)
Photographic Credits	420	(1)
Citation Credits	421