02858nam 2200661 a 450 991096930100332120251117095759.09780300178227030017822010.12987/9780300178227(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(Perlego)1089721(EXLCZ)99255000000010502320110523d2011 uy 1engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBlu /Virginia Grise ; foreword by David Hare1st ed.New Haven Yale University Pressc20111 online resource (96 p.)Yale drama seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780300169225 0300169221 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 governmentDramaFamiliesIraq War, 2003-2011812/.6Grise Virginia1657312Hare Davidauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910969301003321Blu4366941UNINA