Waiting for Lefty

Name: Waiting for Lefty
Author: Clifford Odets

by Clifford Odets

Proletarian play depicting taxi drivers' strike and working-class solidarity

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Clifford Odets

Odets was the voice of the Depression-era American left in the theater, writing passionate social plays with a vivid vernacular style. Waiting for Lefty made him famous overnight and remains a touchstone of political drama.

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