Art In A Democracy: Selected Plays Of Roadside Theater, Volume 1: The Appalachian History Plays, 1975–1989

Seminal plays and essays reveal the radical origins and approach of Appalachia’s Roadside Theater This two-volume anthology tells the story of Roadside Theater’s first 45 years and includes nine award-winning original play scripts; ten essays by authors from different disciplines and generations, which explore the plays’ social, economic, and political circumstances; and a critical recounting of the theater’s history from 1975 through 2020. The plays in Volume 1 offer a people’s history of the Appalachian coalfields, from the European incursion through the American War in Vietnam.

• | Author: Ben Fink
• | Publisher: New Village Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 14, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1613321910
• | ISBN-13: 9781613321911