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Contemporary plays by African American women : ten complete works

Title
Contemporary plays by African American women : ten complete works / edited by Sandra Adell.
Publication
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2015.

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Additional Authors
  • Adell, Sandra
  • Barfield, Tanya.
  • Shephard-Massat, S. M..
  • Hall, Katori.
  • Salter, Nikkole.
  • Thompson, Lisa B., 1965-
  • Nottage, Lynn.
  • Anderson, Christina (Playwright).
  • Diamond, Lydia R., 1969-
  • Brooks, J. Nicole.
  • Garrett, Keli.
Description
xix, 408 pages : portraits; 25 cm
Summary
African American women have increasingly begun to see their plays performed from regional stages to Broadway. Yet many of these artists still struggle to gain attention. In this volume, Sandra Adell draws from the vital wellspring of works created by African American women in the twenty-first century to present ten plays by both prominent and up-and-coming writers. Taken together, the selections portray how these women engage with history as they delve into--and shake up--issues of gender and class to craft compelling stories of African American life. Gliding from gritty urbanism to rural landscapes, these works expand boundaries and boldly disrupt modes of theatrical representation.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Contents
Blue door / Tanya Barfield -- Levee James / S.M. Shephard-Massat -- Hoodoo love / Katori Hall -- Carnaval / Nikkole Salter -- Single black female / Lisa B. Thompson -- Fabulation, or The re-education of Udine / Lynn Nottage -- BlackTop sky / Christina Anderson -- Voyeurs de Venus / Lydia R. Diamond -- Fedra / J. Nicole Brooks -- Uppa creek : a modern anachronistic parody in the minstrel tradition / Keli Garrett.
Call Number
Sc E 16-47
ISBN
  • 9780252039713
  • 0252039718
  • 9780252081194
  • 0252081196
LCCN
2015954294
OCLC
  • 907966294
  • 907966294
Title
Contemporary plays by African American women : ten complete works / edited by Sandra Adell.
Publisher
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2015.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Creator/Contributor Characteristics
Women Americans African Americans
Added Author
Adell, Sandra, editor.
Barfield, Tanya. Blue door.
Shephard-Massat, S. M.. Levee James.
Hall, Katori. Hoodoo love.
Salter, Nikkole. Carnaval.
Thompson, Lisa B., 1965- Single black female.
Nottage, Lynn. Fabulation.
Anderson, Christina (Playwright). Blacktop sky.
Diamond, Lydia R., 1969- Voyeurs de Venus.
Brooks, J. Nicole. Fedra.
Garrett, Keli. Uppa creek.
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