Friedrich Duerrenmatt was one of the most important German-language writers of the post-World War II period. He was the most produced playwright in German-speaking countries between 1964 and 1974, with 213 productions during that ten-year period. Eight of Duerrenmatt's thirty plays and adaptations of three of his prose works were produced in one form or another (play, film or opera) in America. These productions included six on Broadway, two national tours, four off Broadway, two off-off Broadway, and others in at least fifteen regional theatres and numerous semi-professional theatres. He was awarded the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for best foreign play in 1959 for The Visit. Two major films and one opera based on his works were presented in the United States. / The purpose of this study was to document the history of Friedrich Duerrenmatt's plays on the American stage. The emphasis was on the productions, the people involved, and the critical and popular response to the productions. The organization of the study was as follows: The American productions of each play were discussed in chronological order of their first mounting in the United States, beginning with the 1958 production of Fools Are Passing Through in New York and ending with the 1994 Milwaukee Repertory Theater production of The Visit. The study included all professional productions, including plays, films, and operas, which were mounted in the United States and which were either written by Duerrenmatt or derived from a literary work by the playwright. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-11, Section: A, page: 4207. / Major Professor: John Degen. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1995.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77597 |
| Contributors | Jones, Donna Rigdon., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 245 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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