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    Contemporary Plays by African American Women
    Ten Complete Works

    Sandra Adell (Edited by), Tanya Barfield (Contributions by), S. M. Shephard-Massat (Contributions by), Katori Hall (Contributions by), Nikkole Salter (Contributions by), Lisa B. Thompson (Contributions by), Lynn Nottage (Contributions by), Christina Anderson (Contributions by), J. Nicole Brooks (Contributions by), Keli Garrett (Contributions by), L. Diamond (Contributions by)

    9780252039713

    Hardback, published 7 December 2015

    432 pages, 10 black and white photographs
    23.5 x 15.6 x 3.8 cm, 0.853 kg

    "A wonderful addition to dramatic literature, this important volume brings the talents of these remarkable playwrights to a broader audience. With this anthology of plays we see the larger conversations--loud voices of a new, unsatisfied generation. These women join their foremothers taking on form and content to take on the most pressing issues of our day. They relentlessly ensure that by reading this collection your beliefs will be tested and you will come to a better understanding about the world."--Nadine George-Graves, author of Urban Bush Women: Twenty Years of African American Dance Theater, Community Engagement, and Working It Out

    A fascinating collection that brings important but rarely presented perspectives on African American life to the stage. I have a hard time imagining aspiring actresses not having a copy of this book on their bookshelves and mining it for audition material.--Harvey Young, author of Theatre and Race

    "Adell's compendium offers an opportunity for new scholarly inquiries in theatre history and puts, at the fingertips of educators and students, a dramatic sampling of the best and freshest African American women playwrights of the twenty-first century."--Artisia Green, College of William and Mary

    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.

    Selections: Blue Door, by Tanya Barfield; Levee James, by S. M. Shephard-Massat; Hoodoo Love, by Katori Hall; Carnaval, by Nikkole Salter; Single Black Female, by Lisa B. Thompson; Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine, by Lynn Nottage; BlackTop Sky, by Christina Anderson; Voyeurs de Venus, by Lydia Diamond; Fedra, by J. Nicole Brooks; and Uppa Creek: A Modern Anachronistic Parody in the Minstrel Tradition, by Keli Garrett.

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    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
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