Action : the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Theater Festival / edited by Miguel Algarín and Lois Griffith.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Algarín, Miguel.

Griffith, Lois.

Conference Name:

Nuyorican Poets Cafe Theater Festival.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American drama--Puerto Rican authors.

American drama.

Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York--Drama.

Puerto Ricans.

New York (State)--New York.

American drama--New York (State)--New York.

American drama--20th century.

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

xvii, 551 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, [1997]

Summary:

For nearly twenty-five years, poets, writers, artists, actors, directors, and an ever-growing audience have flocked to New York's landmark Nuyorican Poets Cafe, a breeding ground and showcase for some of the most original and energetic new works of theater being produced today, as well as a community gathering place. Now, for the first time, twenty original plays, monologues, and performance pieces that debuted at the Nuyorican are gathered together in Action, edited by Cafe founder Miguel Algarin and codirector Lois Griffith. Featuring the works of such well-known writers as Miguel Pinero, Ishmael Reed, Amiri Baraka, and Ntozake Shange, as well as emerging names such as Frank Perez, Eugene Rodriguez, Gloria Feliciano, and Janice Astor del Valle, this anthology brings together a dazzling and potent chorus of talented voices. Action gives readers a front-row seat for some of the best theater in America and celebrates diversity in the dramatic arts.

Contents:

Foreword: Life Action ix

1. Inner City Tragedy and Politics 1

Life During Wartime / Wesley Brown 2

Hubba City / Ishmael Reed 40

Howya Doin' Franky Banana / Peter Spiro 69

The Election Machine Warehouse / Amiri Baraka 120

Playland Blues / Miguel Pinero 140

Estorias del Barrio: Un Ghost / Eugene Rodriguez 198

Special People of International Character / Frank Perez 204

2. Gender Plays 217

Just the Boys / Dennis Moritz 218

Between Blessings / Gloria Feliciano 237

3. Hip Hop and Rap 257

The Preacher and the Rapper / Ishmael Reed 258

The Crime / Glenn Wright, Raul Santiago Sebazco 284

4. Monologues and Performance Pieces 291

White Sirens / Lois Elaine Griffith 292

Amor de Mis Amores / Eva Gasteazoro 315

Chapter & Verse / Carl Hancock Rux 324

I Live in Music / Ntozake Shange 352

Transplantations: Straight and Other Jackets Para Mi / Janis Astor del Valle 373

5. Comedy and Satire 395

Savage Wilds / Ishmael Reed 396

El Cabron / El Reverendo Pedro Pietri 422

6. Musical Epics 463

The Goong Hay Kid / Alvin Eng 464

Primitive World: An Anti-Nuclear Jazz Musical / Amiri Baraka 496.

Notes:

"A Touchstone book."

Anthology of plays performed at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Theater Festival in New York City.

ISBN:

0684826119

OCLC:

37293307