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9780415113786

Contemporary Plays by Women of Color: An Anthology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415113786

  • ISBN10:

    0415113784

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-02-02
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

A collection of previously unpublished new and recent works by US women playwrights of colour. Features biographical notes on each writer and the production history of each play - a unique resource for practitioners and students.Contemporary Plays by Women of Color is a ground-breaking anthology of eighteen new and recent works by African American, Asian American, Latina American and Native American playwrights. This compelling collection includes works by award-winning and well-known playwrights such as Anna Deavere Smith, Cherrie Moraga, Pearl Cleage, Marga Gomez and Spiderwoman, as well as many exciting newcomers.Contemporary Plays by Women of Color is the first anthology to display such an abundance of talent from such a wide range of today's women playwrights. The plays tackle a variety of topics - from the playful to the painful - and represent numerous different approaches to playmaking.The volume also includes:* an invaluable appendix of published plays by women of color* biographical notes on each writer* the production history of each playContemporary Plays by Women of Color is a unique resource for practitioners, students and lovers of theatre, and an inspiring addition to any bookshelf.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Queen's Garden
Re/membering Aunt Jemina: A Menstrual Show
Flyin' West
1992: Blood Speaks
Come Down Burnin'
The Have-Little
Till Voices Wake Us
How Else Am I Supposed to Know I'm Still Alive
Weejob
Excerpts from Memory Tricks, Marga Gomez is Pretty Witty and Gay, and A Line Around the Block
Inter-Tribal
Combination Skin
Heroes and Saints
My Ancestor's House
Excerpts from Twilight: Los Angeles 1992
R.A.W. ('Cause I'm a Woman)
Sun Moon and Feather Spiderwoman Theater
Chian Doll
Appendix, Published plays by American women of color
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