Routledge Revivals David Rabe In the twenty years that preceded the publication of this book in 1988, David Rabe was in the vanguard of playwrights who shaped American theatre. As the first full-length work on Rabe, this book laid the groundwork for later critical and biographical studies. The first part consists of an essay that covers three sections: a short biography, a summary and evaluation of his formative journalism for the New Haven Register, and a detailed and cohesive stage history of his work. The second part presents the most comprehensive and authoritative primary bibliography of Rabe to date, with the third section containing a sec- ondary bibliography — including a section on biographical studies. David Rabe A Stage History and a Primary and Secondary Bibliography Philip C. Kolin Firstpublishedin1988 byGarlandPublishing,Inc. 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ALibraryofCongressrecordexistsunderLCcontrolnumber:8721155 ISBN13:978-1-138-28171-4(hbk) ISBN13:978-1-315-27098-2(ebk) DAVID RABE A Stage History and A Primary ana Secondary Bibliography Philip C. Kolin © 1988 Philip C. Kolin All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kolin, Philip C. David Rabe: A Stage History and A Primary and Secondary Bibliography / Philip C. Kolin. p. cm.—(Garland Reference Library of the Humanities: vol. 795) Includes index. ISBN 0-8240-6611-1 (alk. paper) 1. Rabe, David—Stage history. 2. Rabe, David—Bibliography. I. Title. II. Series. PS3568.A23Z7 1987 812'.54—dcl9 87-21155 CIP Printed on acid-free, 250-year-life paper Manufactured in the United States of America FOR DAVID RABE PLAYWRIGHT AND FRIEND CONTENTS Preface...................................................................................................ix A Brief Biography, A Review of Rabe’s Work for the New Haven Register, and A Stage History Early Life and Education...............................................................3 Rabe in Vietnam.................................................................................9 Work for the New Haven Register..................................................12 Bones to Sticks and Bones..............................................................29 The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel.....................................43 The Orphan.......................................................................................51 (In) The Boom Boom Room...........................................................57 Streamers..........................................................................................65 Rabe's Screenplays.......................................................................80 Goose and Tomtom.........................................................................83 Hurlyburly.....................................................................................84 Conclusion.......................................................................................97 Notes...............................................................................................100 Primary Bibliography Plays...............................................................................................105 Screenplays..................................................................................109 Novels............................................................................................110 Short Stories...................................................................................110 Poems..............................................................................................Ill Prefaces and Afterwords............................................................112 Newspaper Articles....................................................................112 Book, Play and Movie Reviews....................................................114 Miscellaneous.................................................................................116 Translations....................................................................................117 Interviews.......................................................................................118 Secondary Bibliography Relevant Bibliographies...........................................................125 vii