02808nam 2200625 a 450 991045281590332120200520144314.00-300-17822-010.12987/9780300178227(CKB)2550000000105023(StDuBDS)AH24486784(SSID)ssj0000704062(PQKBManifestationID)11405373(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704062(PQKBWorkID)10692759(PQKB)11336475(MiAaPQ)EBC3420975(DE-B1597)485714(OCoLC)808346521(DE-B1597)9780300178227(Au-PeEL)EBL3420975(CaPaEBR)ebr10579374(OCoLC)923600604(EXLCZ)99255000000010502320110523d2011 uy 1engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBlu[electronic resource] /Virginia Grise ; foreword by David HareNew Haven Yale University Pressc20111 online resource (96 p.)Yale drama seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-16922-1 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- blu -- Cast Of Characters -- GlossaryMemory, history, and culture collide with the starlit rooftop dreams of a myth-inspired character as Soledad and her partner, Hailstorm, redefine family on their own terms after the death of their eldest son in Iraq. blu, steeped in poetic realism and contemporary politics, challenges us to try to imagine a time before war.Selected as the winner of the 2010 Yale Drama competition from more than 950 submissions, Virginia Grise's play blu takes place in the present but looks back on the not too distant past through a series of prayers, rituals, and dreams. Contest judge David Hare commented, "Virginia Grise is a blazingly talented writer, and her play blu stays with you a long time after you've read it." Noting that 2010 was a banner year for women playwrights, he added, "Women's writing for the theatre is stronger and more eloquent than it has ever been."Yale drama series.FamiliesDramaIraq War, 2003-2011DramaUnited StatesPolitics and governmentDramaElectronic books.FamiliesIraq War, 2003-2011812/.6Grise Virginia865525Hare David, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452815903321Blu2484621UNINA