Reclaiming Greek drama for diverse audiences : an anthology of adaptations and interviews / edited by Melinda Powers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Powers, Melinda, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adaptations.

American drama--Minority authors.

American drama.

American drama--20th century.

American drama--21st century.

Dramatists, American--Interviews.

Dramatists, American.

Minority authors--United States--Interviews.

Minority authors.

Greek drama (Tragedy)--Adaptations.

Greek drama (Tragedy).

Social problems--Drama.

Social problems.

American drama--Greek influences.

Social justice.

United States.

Social justice--Drama.

Genre:

Drama.

Interviews.

Physical Description:

xii, 334 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Summary:

"Reclaiming Greek Drama for Diverse Communities features the work of Native-American, African-American, Asian-American, Latinx, and LGBTQ theatre artists who engage with social justice issues in seven adaptations of Sophocles' Antigone, Euripides' Trojan Women, Hippolytus, Bacchae, Alcestis, and Aristophanes' Frogs, as well as a work inspired by the myth of the Fates. Performed between 1989 and 2017 in small theatres across the US, these works raise awareness about the trafficking of Native American women, marriage equality, gender justice, women's empowerment, the social stigma surrounding HIV, immigration policy, and the plight of undocumented workers. The accompanying interviews provide a fascinating insight into the plays, the artists' inspiration for them, and the importance of studying classics in the college classroom. Readers will benefit from an introduction that lays out practical ways to teach the adaptations, ideas for assignments, and the contextualization of the works within the history of classical reception. Serving as a key resource on incorporating diversity into the teaching of canonical texts for Classics, English, Drama and Theatre Studies students, this anthology is the first to present the work of a range of contemporary theatre artists who utilise ancient Greek source material to explore social, political, and economic issues affecting a variety of underrepresented communities in the US"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Numunu Waiipunu (Tlie Comanche Women) Adapted from Euripides' Trojan Women / Terry Gomez

Interview with Terry Gomez / Shane Breaux

2. Tfte Bacchae An all-male adaptation of Euripides' Bacchae / Allain Rochel

Interview with Allain Rochel / Shane Breaux

3. The Wrath of Aphrodite Based on Euripides' Hippotytus / Tim O'Leary

Interview with Tim O'Leary / Melinda Powers

4. Honey I'm Home: The Alcestis Story Based on Euripides' Alcestis Created collectively by Deb Margolin, Peggy Shaw, Lois Weaver, and the workshop students of Split Britches at Hampshire College; and scripted / Deb Margolin

Interview with Lois Weaver / Melinda Powers

5. Riot Antigone After Sophocles' Antigone / Seonjae Kim

Interview with Seonjae Kim / Melinda Powers

6. Dancing with the Clown of Love Written, produced, and performed by Cultural Odyssey's Tlie Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women in collaboration with UC San Francisco's HIV Women's Clinic

Interview with Rhodessa Jones / Melinda Powers

7. Sapo Inspired by Aristophanes' The Frogs Richard Montoya for Culture Clash

Interview with Richard Montoya / Melinda Powers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Reclaiming Greek drama for diverse audiences

ISBN:

9781138601024

1138601020

9781138601017

1138601012

OCLC:

1153336287