{"product_id":"contemporary-plays-by-african-american-women-ten-complete-works-hardback-9780252039713","title":"Contemporary Plays by African American Women; Ten Complete Works (Hardback) 9780252039713","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContemporary Plays by African American Women\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTen Complete Works\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSandra 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)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252039713\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 December 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages, 10 black and white photographs\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3.8 cm, 0.853 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA 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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAfrican 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. \u003cp\u003eSelections: \u003ci\u003eBlue Door\u003c\/i\u003e, by Tanya Barfield; \u003ci\u003eLevee James\u003c\/i\u003e, by S. M. Shephard-Massat; \u003ci\u003eHoodoo Love\u003c\/i\u003e, by Katori Hall; \u003ci\u003eCarnaval\u003c\/i\u003e, by Nikkole Salter; \u003ci\u003eSingle Black Female\u003c\/i\u003e, by Lisa B. Thompson; \u003ci\u003eFabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine\u003c\/i\u003e, by Lynn Nottage; \u003ci\u003eBlackTop Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, by Christina Anderson; \u003ci\u003eVoyeurs de Venus\u003c\/i\u003e, by Lydia Diamond; \u003ci\u003eFedra\u003c\/i\u003e, by J. Nicole Brooks; and \u003ci\u003eUppa Creek: A Modern Anachronistic Parody in the Minstrel Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, by Keli Garrett.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eCover\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eCopyright\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eContents\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eBlue Door \/ Tanya Barfield\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eLevee James \/ S. M. 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