\u003cdiv\u003eThis 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.\u003cp\u003eInterviews with: Edward Albee\u003cbr\u003eJon Robin Baitz\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Kan Gotanda\u003cbr\u003eHolly Hughes\u003cbr\u003eTony Kushner\u003cbr\u003eTerrence McNally\u003cbr\u003eSuzan-Lori Parks\u003cbr\u003eJos\u0026#233; Rivera\u003cbr\u003eNtozake Shange\u003cbr\u003eNicky Silver\u003cbr\u003eAnna Deavere Smith\u003cbr\u003ePaula Vogel\u003cbr\u003eWendy Wasserstein\u003cbr\u003eMac Wellman and George C. Wolfe.\u003c/div\u003e