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Record Nr.

UNINA9910164881003321

Autore

O'Hara Robert

Titolo

Barbecue ; : Bootycandy / / Robert O'Hara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London [England] : , : Theatre Communications Group, , 2016

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2022

ISBN

1-55936-804-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 pages)

Classificazione

DRA001000SOC001000

Disciplina

812.54

Soggetti

African American gays

African American men

American drama

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Barbecue -- Bootycandy.

Sommario/riassunto

"Sutter is on an outrageous odyssey through his childhood home, his church, dive bars, motel rooms, and even nursing homes. The journey uncovers characters who are at once fascinating, zany, controversial, and even a bit smutty, painting a portrait of life as a societal outlier. Based on the author's personal experience, Bootycandy is a kaleidoscope of sketches that interconnects to portray growing up gay and black. This subversive, uproarious satire crashes headlong into the murky terrain of pain and pleasure and. BOOTYCANDY! Robert O'Hara is a playwright and director. His play Antebellum received a world premiere production from Woolly Mammoth Theater Company, and earned him a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play. He reworked The Wiz for its revival at La Jolla Playhouse. He wrote and directed the world premiere of Insurrection: Holding History (Public Theater, Oppenheimer Award for Best New American Play). As a director, he has won an Obie Award and an NAACP Best Director Award and has worked at acclaimed theaters throughout the United States"--