InthisneweditionofthewidelyacclaimedModernAmericanDramaChristopherBigsbycompleteshissurveyofpost-warandcontemporarytheatreandbringsthereaderupto2000.Whileretainingthekeyelementsofthefirstedition，includingsurveysofthosemajorfigureswhohaveshapedpost-warAmericandrama，suchasEugeneONeill，TennesseeWilliams，ArthurMiller，EdwardAlbee，DavidMametandSamShepard，Bigsbyalsoexploresthemostrecentworksandperformances：theseincludeplaysbyestablisheddramatistssuchasMillersTheRidedownMountMorganandAlbeesThreeTallWomen，aswellasworksbyrelativelynewerplaywrightsPaulaVogel，TonyKushnerandTerrenceMcNallyamongothers.Bigsbyalsoprovidesanewchapter，BeyondBroadway，andoffersananalysisofhowtheatrehasformedandinfluencedthemillennialcultureofAmerica.