Download or read book Urban Drama written by J. Chris Westgate and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights.