Contemporary Plays by African American Women: Ten Complete Works

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. Selections: Blue Door , by Tanya Barfield; Levee James , by S. M. Shephard-Massat; Hoodoo Love , by Katori Hall; Carnaval , by Nikkole Salter; Single Black Female , by Lisa B. Thompson; Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine , by Lynn Nottage; BlackTop Sky , by Christina Anderson; Voyeurs de Venus , by Lydia Diamond; Fedra , by J. Nicole Brooks; and Uppa Creek: A Modern Anachronistic Parody in the Minstrel Tradition , by Keli Garrett.

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• Ruined (TCG Edition)
• Venus
• Blues for Mister Charlie: A Play (Vintage International)
• Radical Street Performance: An International Anthology
• The Red Letter Plays
• Topdog/Underdog (TCG Edition)
• The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America
• Euripides II: Andromache, Hecuba, The Suppliant Women, Electra (The Complete Greek Tragedies)
• Eclipsed (Revised TCG Edition)