[DOC] Fall River by Rob Lewis in Arts-Photography

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Playwright and actor David Greenspan has been a leading figure in Manhattans downtown performance scene for over twenty years. His numerous accolades include a Guggenheim fellowship and four Obie Awards for his acting and writing; and most recently a fifth Obie for Sustained Achievement. Tony Kushner once declared Greenspan "probably all-around the most talented theater artist of my generation;" and the New York Times has called his performances "irresistible." The Myopia and Other Plays brings together five of Greenspans most important works; accompanied by a critical introduction and new interview with the playwright.Greenspans work---often semiautobiographical; always psychologically intense---deals with issues of memory; family; doubt; and sexuality. The plays in this collection take particular interest in the motivations for erotic and aesthetic expression; forces inextricably linked in Greenspans world. Critic and scholar Marc Robinsons informative introduction and lively interview with Greenspan further increase the collections appeal to lovers of inventive playwriting; as well as students and scholars in the fields of Performance Studies; English; American Studies; and LGBT Studies.