This new volume of interviews with contemporary playwrights attests to the fact the dramatic art is alive and well in America and celebrates the art and talent of fifteen of the theatre's most important artists. In extensive interviews, they discuss their work, influences and their craft and how the art form relates to our cultural heritage, as well as the state of theatre-its-meaning and purposes as we approach the 21st Century. David Savran lays out their remarkable achievements and provides telling insights to their work in his substantial introductions to each interview.

Interviews with: Edward Albee

Jon Robin Baitz

Philip Kan Gotanda

Holly Hughes

Tony Kushner

Terrence McNally

Suzan-Lori Parks

José Rivera

Ntozake Shange

Nicky Silver

Anna Deavere Smith

Paula Vogel

Wendy Wasserstein

Mac Wellman and George C. Wolfe.