Contemporary plays by African American women : ten complete works

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Label

Contemporary plays by African American women : ten complete works

Title remainder

ten complete works

Statement of responsibility

edited by Sandra Adell

Contributor

• Garrett, Keli
• Hall, Katori
• Nottage, Lynn
• Salter, Nikkole
• Shephard-Massat, S. M.,
• Thompson, Lisa B., 1965-
• Adell, Sandra
• Anderson, Christina, (Playwright)
• Barfield, Tanya,
• Brooks, J. Nicole
• Diamond, Lydia R., 1969-

Editor

• Adell, Sandra

Subject

• American drama -- African American authors
• American drama -- Women authors
• Drama
• African American women -- Drama

Genre

• Drama

Language

eng

Summary

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

Cataloging source

YDXCP

Dewey number

812/.6080928708996073

Government publication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

PS628.N4

LC item number

C66 2015

Literary form

dramas