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Contemporary plays by African American women [electronic resource] :ten complete works / edited by Sandra Adell.

Contributor(s): Adell, Sandra [editor.] | Project Muse.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, 2015. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (xix, 408 pages :) portraits.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780252097812; 0252097815.Related works: Garrett, Keli. Uppa creek. Container of (work) | Brooks, J. Nicole. Fedra. Container of (work) | Diamond, Lydia R., 1969- Voyeurs de Venus. Container of (work) | Anderson, Christina (Playwright). BlackTop sky. Container of (work) | Nottage, Lynn. Fabulation, or The re-education of Undine. Container of (work) | Thompson, Lisa B., 1965- Single Black female. Container of (work) | Salter, Nikkole. Carnaval. Container of (work) | Hall, Katori. Hoodoo love. Container of (work) | Shephard-Massat, S. M. Levee James. Container of (work) | Barfield, Tanya. Blue door. Container of (work).Subject(s): American drama -- Women authors | American drama -- African American authors | African American women | American drama -- Women authors | African American women -- Drama | American drama -- African American authorsGenre/Form: Drama. | Electronic books. DDC classification: 812/.6080928708996073 Online resources: Full text available:
Contents:
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.
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 Undine / 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.
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.
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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.

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 Undine / 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.

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.

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