Book Series

The Routledge Studies in Edward Albee and American Theatre

The Routledge Studies in Edward Albee and American Theatre book series aims to examine mid-to-late 20th Century American theatre; its most influential and important playwright, Edward Albee; and his contemporaries.

This series is equally dedicated to both dramatic literature and theatrical performance, thinking about the American theatre in its totality. This series wants to examine the milieu of American theatre during the course of Albee’s six-decade-long career. Additionally, Edward Albee was a great champion of supporting other playwrights; therefore, in keeping with the mission of the Edward Albee Society, this series is especially interested in books about playwrights that were influenced by Albee.

In addition to monographs and edited collections that fall under the above purview, there will also be a sub-series of edited books that looks at a specific decade of American theatre through the lens of Albee and his milieu (e.g., Edward Albee and the American Theatre in the 1960s or Edward Albee and the American Theatre in the 1990s, etc.).

The following are examples of texts that could be included in the Edward Albee series:

A volume that highlights disability and performance in modern and contemporary American theatre.
An edited anthology of Edward Albee and the American Theatre of the 1950s
A monograph exploring Adrienne Kennedy’s work and the Black Arts Movement.

We welcome proposals that expand our perspectives and that of the field and look forward to reading your submissions. Please do check out the book series page on the official Routledge website.
We encourage your feedback and thoughts on the series. For more information or to send your proposal, please contact Michael Y. Bennett (Series editor) with inquiries bennettm@uww.edu or Laura Hussey at Routledge: laura.hussey@informa.com.

Series Editors: Michael Y. Bennett (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater); Laura Hussey (Routledge)

Advisory Board: Linda Ben-Zvi (Tel Aviv University), Natka Bianchini (Loyola University Maryland), Stephen Bottoms (University of Manchester), John M. Clum (Duke University), David A. Crespy (University of Missouri), Norma Jenckes (University of Cincinnati), Lincoln Konkle (The College of New Jersey), Brenda Murphy (University of Connecticut), Matthew Roudané (Georgia State University), and Rakesh H. Solomon (Indiana University)

New Perspectives in Edward Albee Studies

Published by Brill, New Perspectives in Edward Albee Studies—a publication of The Edward Albee Society—is a book series that provides an outlet for scholarship and criticism on, or related to, Edward Albee and his works. Annual volumes feature original, academic essays, review-essays, and occasional interviews centered on a special topic.

The final volume of New Perspectives in Edward Albee Studies was published July 2023.

Series Editor: Michael Y. Bennett (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)

Associate Editor: Maija Birenbaum (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) and David Marcia (Indiana State University)

Published Volumes
Volume #1 – Edward Albee and Absurdism (2017)
– Editor, Michael Y. Bennett
Volume #2 – Sex, Gender, and Sexualities in Edward Albee’s Plays (2018)
– Editors, John M. Clum and Cormac O’Brien
Volume #3 – Edward Albee as a Theatrical and Dramatic Innovator (2019)
– Editors, David A. Crespy and Lincoln Konkle
Volume #4 – Albee and Influence (2021)
– Editors, Natka Bianchini and John M. Clum
Volume #5 – Albee Abroad (2023)
– Editor, Esther Santana

Edward Albee Society

Edward Albee teaching materials, play information, and our scholarly journal The Edward Albee Review.

Publications of the Edward Albee Society