# Is "Slavs!" by Tony Kushner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Slavs! by Tony Kushner (Theatre Communications Group, 1995) is identified by: Wrappers; Theatre Communications Group, New York, 1995 (full title Slavs!. US TCG 1995 softcover is the trade first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Theatre Communications Group, New York, 1995 (full title Slavs! Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness)
- Softcover trade playtext
- Publisher imprint reads Theatre Communications Group
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tony Kushner |
| Publisher | Theatre Communications Group |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Theatre Communications Group, New York, 1995 (full title Slavs! Thinking About the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Wrappers; Theatre Communications Group, New York, 1995 (full title Slavs! Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness). Softcover trade playtext.

## Is this the true first?
US TCG 1995 softcover is the trade first. A separate Broadway Play Publishing acting edition followed in 1996 and does not precede it.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Slavs!* by Tony Kushner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/slavs
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.