Description: The Methuen Drama Anthology of American Women Playwrights: 1970 - 2020 by Professor Emeritus Wesley Brown, Susan Yankowitz, Ntozake Shange, Beth Henley, Paula Vogel, Suzan-Lori Parks, Lynn Nottage, Associate Professor Aimée K. Michel "In this exciting new anthology, Wesley Brown and Aimée K. Michel bring together six wonderfully teachable plays by some of the greatest American women dramatists of the past fifty years-- Ntozake Shange, Suzan-Lori Parks, Paula Vogel, Lynn Nottage, Beth Henley, and Susan Yankowitz. The editors provide a helpful Introduction to the last 100 years of theatrical activity, from suffrage and anti-lynching plays, through the explosive 1960s, to recent Broadway triumphs, highlighting womens struggle—a struggle that continues--to put their vision and voices on the American stage." Elin Diamond, Rutgers University, USAThis volume celebrates the iconoclastic power of six American women playwrights who pushed the boundaries of the form outside the box of conventional drama.Each play is accompanied by a short introduction providing the biographical background of the playwright as well as discussing the dramatic style of her writing, the extent to which her work is informed by major playwrights of the period, and how the specific work illustrates the overarching themes of her body of work.The plays included are:Gun by Susan YankowitzSpell #7: geechee jibara quik magic trance manual fortechnologically stressed third world people by Ntozake ShangeThe Jacksonian by Beth HenleyThe Baltimore Waltz by Paula VogelIn the Blood by Suzan-Lori ParksIntimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Aimée K. Michel is Associate Professor of Theater at Bard College at Simons Rock, USA. She was the Artistic Director of the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival for over 10 years where she produced new American plays. Before this, she was Artistic Director of the Drama Leagues Directors Project in New York City where she created the New Directors/New Works program. As a freelance director, she has directed in theaters all over the country. She was a recipient of both the Drama Leagues Directors Project Fellowship and the Boris Segal Directing Fellowship at Williamstown Theater Festival.Wesley Brown is Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University and teaches literature and creative writing at Bard College at Simons Rock, USA. He co-edited the multicultural anthologies, Imagining America (fiction), Visions of America (non-fiction), edited the Teachers & Writers Guide to Frederick Douglass and wrote the narration for a segment of the PBS documentary, W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography in four Voices. In addition, he is the author of four produced plays, Boogie Woogie and Booker T, Life During Wartime, A Prophet Among Them, and Dark Meat on a Funny Mind; three novels, Tragic Magic, Darktown Strutters, PushComes to SHOVE and a short story collection, Dance of the Infidels. Table of Contents ForewordIntroductionIntroduction to Susan Yankowitz by Wesley BrownGun by Susan Yankowitz Introduction to Ntozake Shange by Wesley BrownSpell #7 : geechee jibara quik magic trance manual for technologically stressed third world people by Ntozake ShangeIntroduction to Beth Henley by Aimée K. MichelThe Jacksonian by Beth HenleyIntroduction to Paula Vogel by Aimée K. MichelThe Baltimore Waltz by Paula VogelIntroduction to Suzan-Lori Parks by Wesley BrownIn the Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks Introduction to Lynn Nottage by Aimée K. MichelIntimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Review This important collection from unjustifiably less well-known American theatre giants confirms their place in the Western theatrical and literary canon, and crucially champions womens voices and vision on stage over a fifty year period. * Drama Magazine *This much-needed collection fills a major gap in our sense of the writers for the American theatre. Here assembled are not just the "greatest hits" among the plays written by women, but a coherent and thorough examination of the many careers and voices that have shaped the stage for the last century. * Melia Bensussen, Artistic Director at Hartford Stage, USA *In this exciting new anthology, Wesley Brown and Aimée K. Michel bring together six wonderfully teachable plays by some of the greatest American women dramatists of the past fifty years-- Ntozake Shange, Suzan-Lori Parks, Paula Vogel, Lynn Nottage, Beth Henley, and Susan Yankowitz. The editors provide a helpful Introduction to the last 100 years of theatrical activity, from suffrage and anti-lynching plays, through the explosive 1960s, to recent Broadway triumphs, highlighting womens struggle—a struggle that continues--to put their vision and voices on the American stage. * Elin Diamond, Rutgers University, USA * Promotional A curated collection of work by 20th and 21st-century American women playwrights who have broken out of the traditional dramatic form. Review Quote "This much-needed collection fills a major gap in our sense of the writers for the American theatre. Here assembled are not just the "greatest hits" among the plays written by women, but a coherent and thorough examination of the many careers and voices that have shaped the stage for the last century. " -- Melia Bensussen, Artistic Director at Hartford Stage, USA "In this exciting new anthology, Wesley Brown and Aim Promotional "Headline" A curated collection of work by 20th and 21st-century American women playwrights who have broken out of the traditional dramatic form. Feature Offers a chronological collection of seven plays written by iconoclastic American women playwrights spanning four decades from the 1970s to 2010 Details ISBN1350068721 Pages 352 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Year 2020 ISBN-10 1350068721 ISBN-13 9781350068728 Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-05-28 Imprint Methuen Drama Subtitle Gun, Spell #7, The Jacksonian, The Baltimore Waltz, In the Blood, Intimate Apparel Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Aimée K. Michel Affiliation Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University USA Short Title The Methuen Drama Anthology of American Women Playwrights: 1970 - 2020 Language English UK Release Date 2020-05-28 NZ Release Date 2020-05-28 Author Associate Professor Aimée K. Michel DEWEY 812.540809287 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2020-05-27 Series Methuen Drama Play Collections We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137285170;
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Book Title: The Methuen Drama Anthology of American Women Playwrights: 1970 -
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Name: The Methuen Drama Anthology of American Women Playwrights: 1970 - 2020: Gun, Spell #7, The Jacksonian, The Baltimore Waltz, In the Blood, Intimate Apparel
Language: English
Publisher: Ntozake Shange, Suzan-Lori Parks, Beth Henley, Susan Yankowitz, Lynn Nottage, Paula Vogel, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Item Height: 234 mm
Subject: Zoology
Publication Year: 2020
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 400 g
Author: Associate Professor Aimee K. Michel, Professor Emeritus Wesley Brown
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Paperback
