Synopsis
Death & Taxes - Hydriotaphia and Other Plays
Published by Theatre Communications
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Six Playwrights Bury a Seventh
Terminating
Notes on Akiba
G. David Schine in Hell
East Coast Ode to Howard Jarvis
"This is an odd assemblage of plays, for which gathering-together there is no overarching thematic justification. Because several of the plays deal with death, and one of the death-plays deals as well with money, and the last play deals with taxation, we're calling the book Death & Taxes. But all plays, directly or indirectly, are about death and taxes, so this title explains little..." - Tony Kushner
What is clear, is that all of the plays in this new collection by Kushner are poetic masterpieces. An exploration in form and style, from comedy to farce to what can easily be called hip-hop theatre, Kushner makes each style his own, writing with the mind of a great social reformer and the heart of a poet. This collection is proof that his masterwork, Angels in America was just the beginning