''Merchandising'' is a 1999 play by
American
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
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playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang (born August 11, 1957) is an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor at Columbia University in New York City. He has won three Obie Awards for his plays '' FOB'', '' Golden Child'', and '' Yellow ...
. The play was written as a special commission from the
Actors Theatre of Louisville's
Humana Festival. The 1999 Festival sold "T(ext) Shirt Plays" by authors such as
Wendy Wasserstein,
Tony Kushner, and
Mac Wellman.
Hwang's play, printed on a navy blue shirt, depicted two filmmakers who lament the failure of their picture and the nature of merchandising in Hollywood.
The play was published, along with the other "T(ext) Shirt Plays" in Smith and Kraus' ''Humana Festival 1999: The Complete Plays''.
References
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Plays by David Henry Hwang
1999 plays