Theatre for youth II : more plays with mature themes / edited by Coleman A. Jennings and Gretta Berghammer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jennings, Coleman A., 1933- editor.

Berghammer, Gretta, 1956- editor.

Series:

Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 41.

Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; book forty-one

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young adult drama, American.

Children's plays, American.

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

xi, 473 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016.

Summary:

When Theatre for Youth: Twelve Plays with Mature Themes was published in 1986, it met a need for plays that could help young people deal with some of the more difficult realities of life. Responding to the sweeping changes in society over the succeeding thirty years, Coleman A. Jennings and Gretta Berghammer have assembled a new collection of plays that reflects not only on themes such as aging, death and dying, friendship, courage, conformity, maturation, sexuality, and struggles with moral judgment but also on gender identity, poverty, diversity, and discrimination. Theatre for Youth II: More Plays with Mature Themes presents twelve plays, nine of them new to this anthology, that offer a rich variety of original stories (The Tomato Plant Girl, The Arkansaw Bear, Super Cowgirl and Mighty Miracle), compelling adaptations (The Afternoon of the Elves, Broken Hearts, Courage!), historical drama (Mother Hicks, Johnny Tremain), diverse themes (La Ofrenda, The Transition of Doodle Pequeño), friendship (The Selfish Giant), and future societies (With Two Wings). As these plays explore some of the most challenging themes for today's youth, including the difficulties of single parenthood, divorce, race relations, sexuality, and gender discrimination, they share messages fundamental to us all: open your imagination and dare to dream; embrace life; honor your personal passion, beliefs, and creativity; take a risk; and love with all your heart. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Plays

Original Stories

The Arkansaw Bear 7

Super Cowgirl and Mighty Miracle 37

Tomato Plant Girl 63

Compelling Adaptations

Afternoon of the Elves 99

Broken Hearts 143

Courage! 171

Historical Drama

Mother Hicks 225

Johnny Tremain 283

Diverse Themes

La ofrenda (the offering) 327

The Transition of Doodle Pequeño 365

Friendship

In the Garden of the Selfish Giant 403

Future Societies

With Two Wings 435.

ISBN:

9781477311011

1477311017

9781477310045

1477310045

OCLC:

937062200