Contemporary plays by African American women : ten complete works / edited by Sandra Adell.

Contributor(s):

Adell, Sandra [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Book collections on Project MUSEPublisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780252097812
0252097815

Contained works:

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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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Contemporary plays by African American womenDDC classification:

812/.6080928708996073 23

LOC classification:

PS628.N4

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Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 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 Undine 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; Copyright/Agent Information.

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.

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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.