Innovations in Drama: Playwrights and the Attempt to Shake the Audience. This paper is a critique of the effectiveness of innovation in playwriting. Three plays are addressed: "The Orestria" by Aeschylus, "Mandrogola" by Machiavelli, and "Mother Courage" by Brecht. There is an emphasis on Brecht as the inventor of the epic drama, or a non-linear production of a drama. 4 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source. Pages: 4 Bibliography: 1 source(s) listed Filename: 5176 Innovations Drama Playwrights.doc Price: 35.80