Albee Abroad

Esther Santana (Ph.D., University of Campinas, 2021) is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of São Paulo and the São Paulo Research Foundation. She is also the International Secretary for Latin America of the Edward Albee Society. She has published on Brazilian and American drama, theatre historiography, and global theatre studies.

Notes on Contributors



Introduction

 Michael Y. Bennett

1 A Constant Struggle for Freedom: Edward Albee in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic

 Tomáš Kacer

2 I’m Not There: Toward Albee’s Reception in China

 Eddie Hanchen Feng

3 A Volcanic Contribution: The Zoo Story and the 1960s Brazilian Stages

 Esther Santana

4 Edward Albee on Iranian Stages: A Critical Ethnography

 Mohammadali (Al) Dabiri and Deniz Khateri

5 American Absurdism as Philosophy: Edward Albee in Germany

 Philipp Reisner

6 The Communication Paradigm in Recent German Albee Scholarship: A Review Essay

 Philipp Reisner

7 Edward Albee’s 21st Century Spanish Canon: Bringing It Up to Speed or Honoring the Tradition?

 Ramón Espejo Romero

8 Albee’s Greek Legacy in The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?

 Antonia Tsamouris

9 Interview: Philip Arnoult on Albee’s International Leadership

 Natka Bianchini



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