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Contemporary plays by women of color : an anthology / edited by Kathy A. Perkins and Roberta Uno.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American drama--Minority authors.
- American drama.
- Minority women--United States--Drama.
- Minority women.
- Minorities--United States--Drama.
- Minorities.
- American drama--Women authors.
- American drama--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (480 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Contemporary Plays by Women of Color is a ground-breaking anthology of eighteen new and recent works by African American, Asian American, Latina American and Native American playwrights. This compelling collection includes works by award-winning and well-known playwrights such as Anna Deavere Smith, Cherrie Moraga, Pearl Cleage, Marga Gomez and Spiderwoman, as well as many exciting newcomers. Contemporary Plays by Women of Color is the first anthology to display such an abundance of talent from such a wide range of today's women playwrights. The plays tackle a variety of
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Plays; Brenda Wong Aoki; 1 The Queen's Garden; Breena Clarke Glenda Dickerson; 2 Re/membering Aunt Jemima: A Menstrual Show; Pearl Cleageb; 3 Flyin' West; Elvira and Hortensia Colorado; 4 1992: Blood Speaks; Kia Corthron; 5 Come Down Burning; Migdalia Cruz; 6 The Have-Little; Louella Dizon; 7 Till Voices Wake Us.; Evelina Fernandez; 8 How Else Am I Supposed to Know I'm Still Alive; Diane Glancy; 9 Weebjob; Marga Gomez
- 10 Excerpts from Memory Tricks, Marga Gomez Is Pretty Witty & Gay and A Line Around the Blockmanche Nation of Oklahoma, Pena-tuka band, descendant of Comanche Chief Wild Horse. She attended public school in Oklahoma and attended the University of New Mexico for three years, majoring in Sociol; 11 Inter-Tribal; Lisa Jones; 12 Combination Skin; Cherrie Moraga; 13 Heroes and Saints; Bina Sharif; 14 My Ancestor's House; Anna Deavere Smith; 15 Excerpts from Twilight; Los Angeles, 1992; Diana Son; 16 R.A.W. ('Cause I'm a Woman); Spiderwoman Theater; 17 Sun Moon and Feather; Elizabeth Wong
- 18 China DollAppendix
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-82380-0
- 1-280-14497-1
- 0-203-99250-4
- 9780203992500
- OCLC:
- 252979382
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