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Nov 16, 2008 · Rabe’s theatrical universe is at once vivid and mysterious, a pageant and a puzzle, where his bemused characters glimpse only the barest outline of what one of them calls “the unrelenting...
Aug 15, 2024 · The worrisome picture of contemporary American society as presented in David Rabe's Hurlyburly has been variously described as “an America suffering from confusion, violence, and an...
David Rabe is known primarily for his plays and screenplays. He is also the author of two novels, neither of which has been received as favorably as his dramatic works. Recital of the Dog (1993),...
Nov 22, 2016 · In Rabe's distinctive fusion of realism with theatricalism, Zung, the figure haunting David's memory, becomes present on the stage; she is a poetic symbol made flesh so that the audience, too ...
“Rabe’s theatrical universe is at once vivid and mysterious, a pageant and a puzzle, where his bemused characters glimpse only the barest outline of what one of them calls ‘the unrelenting havoc’ in which they flounder . . . Rabe . . . has produced a wide-ranging body of distinguished drama . . .
David Rabe (born March 10, 1940, Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist whose work is known for its use of grotesque humour, satire, and surreal fantasy. Rabe was educated at Loras College, Dubuque (B.A., 1962), and Villanova University, Pennsylvania (M.A., 1968). He completed his graduate studies in theatre ...
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Jan 20, 2020 · If Hollywood were a large stone in the middle of a swamp, then David Rabe’s Hurlyburly represents all of the creepy crawlers and slimy disgusting gunk you find underneath the rock. This darkly comic drama is set in the Hollywood Hills.
