This book is a brief history of the end of the world as seen
through the eyes of theatre. Since its inception, theatre has
staged the fall of empires, floods, doomsdays, shipwrecks,
earthquakes, plagues, environmental degradations, warfare, nuclear
annihilation, and the catastrophic effects of climate change. Using
a wide range of plays alongside contemporary thinkers, this study
helps guide and galvanize the reader in grappling with the climate
crisis. Kulick divides this litany of theatrical cataclysms into
four distinct historical phases: the Ancients, including Euripides
and Bhasa, the legendary Sanskrit dramatist; the Age of Belief,
with the anonymous authors of the medieval mystery cycles,
Shakespeare, and Pushkin; the Moderns, with Ibsen, Chekhov, Brecht,
Beckett, and Bond; and, finally, the way the world might end now,
encompassing Caryl Churchill, Tony Kushner, and Anne Washburn. In
tandem with the insights gleaned from these playwrights, the book
draws upon the work of contemporary scientists, ecologists, and
ethicists to further tease out the philosophical implications of
such plays and their relevance to our own troubled times. In the
end, Kulick shows how each of these ages and their respective
authors have something essential to say, not only about humanity's
potential end, but, more importantly, about the possibility for our
collective continuance.
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