Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-317) and index.

For the group theatre -- Hot nocturne -- The skin of our teeth -- Dunnigan's daughter -- Truckline cafâe -- All my sons -- A streetcar named Desire -- Death of a salesman -- Camino Real -- Cat on a hot tin roof -- J.B. -- Sweet bird of youth -- Short takes -- A tree grows in Brooklyn -- Boomerang! -- Gentleman's agreement -- Panic in the streets -- A streetcar named Desire -- Viva Zapata! -- On the waterfront -- East of Eden -- Baby doll -- A face in the crowd -- Wild river -- Splendor in the grass -- America America -- The arrangement -- The last tycoon -- Short takes -- On what makes a director -- The pleasures of directing.