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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810669103321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana [Illinois] : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-252-09781-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (433 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

GarrettKeli

BrooksJ. Nicole

DiamondLydia R. <1969->

AndersonChristina (Playwright)

NottageLynn

ThompsonLisa B. <1965->

SalterNikkole

HallKatori

Shephard-MassatS. M

BarfieldTanya

Disciplina

812.54080896073

Soggetti

American drama - Women authors

American drama - African American authors

African American women

Drama

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.