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.