10 February 2022
Bloomsbury Publishing has announced that the TCG Books Play Collection is live on Drama Online. It has launched with 110 titles and will complete with a further 90 later this year.
This is an exclusive collection of 200 plays from TCG Books, the largest independent trade publisher of dramatic literature in North America. The TCG Books backlist consists of diverse voices in contemporary American theatre, including 18 winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The collection features:
- Trade editions of canonical texts from a diverse selection of American authors, spanning multiple decades, genres and forms
- Selected works by celebrated authors such as Nilo Cruz, David Henry Hwang, Tony Kushner, Richard Nelson, Dael Orlandersmith, Naomi Wallace and Anne Washburn
- Works in translation, adaptations and new versions of classic plays
- Much-studied plays such as August: Osage County, Anna in the Tropics, Homebody/Kabul and Mr Burns, alongside contemporary classics such as The Sound Inside and What the Constitution Means to Me
“TCG Books has always believed that plays are literature, deserving of the same care and attention as novels, poetry, and other forms of the written word,” said Teresa Eyring, executive director and CEO, TCG. “By partnering with Drama Online, we can help bring the extraordinary work of these writers to new generations of theatre students and scholars, expanding the dramatic canon.”
Jenny Ridout, managing director of Non-Consumer Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC said, “We are thrilled to welcome TCG as a key new content partner to Drama Online. TCG represents an incredible collection of authors that accounts for 18 Pulitzer Prize-winners for Drama and we are very excited about the scope and depth that this collection brings to the platform.”
TCG Books is the largest independent trade publisher of dramatic literature in North America, with over 450 titles and 18 Pulitzer Prizes for Best Play on its book list. The book program commits to the life-long career of its playwrights, keeping all of their plays in print. TCG Books believes that plays are literature, and deserve the same care and attention as novels, short stories, essays, and other forms. Authors include: Annie Baker, Nilo Cruz, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Larissa FastHorse, Athol Fugard, Aleshea Harris, Quiara Alegría Hudes, David Henry Hwang, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Adrienne Kennedy, Tony Kushner, Young Jean Lee, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Lynn Nottage, Suzan-Lori Parks, Sarah Ruhl, Stephen Sondheim, Paula Vogel, and August Wilson.
Developed in partnership by Bloomsbury Publishing and Faber & Faber, Drama Online was created as a response to the need for a high-quality online research tool for drama and literature students, professors and teachers. Drama Online is a fast growing study resource which now features over 3,500 playtexts from 1,300 playwrights, over 400 audio plays, 365 hours of video, and 450 scholarly books from leading theatre publishers and companies, offering a complete multimedia experience of theatre. Drama Online offers users a unique opportunity to read and watch or listen to a play in the same digital space. Approaching plays through different versions or media can transform learning and teaching. www.dramaonlinelibrary.com