Plays of our own : an anthology of scripts by deaf and hard-of-hearing writers / [edited by] Willy Conley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Conley, Willy, editor.

Series:

Routledge series in equity, diversity, and inclusion in theatre and performance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deaf people's writings, American.

American drama--21st century.

American drama.

Deaf authors.

Physical Description:

xiii, 438 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

Summary:

"Plays of Our Own is the first anthology of its kind containing an eclectic range of plays by Deaf and hard-of-hearing writers. These writers have made major, positive contributions to world drama or Deaf theatre arts. Their topics range from those completely unrelated to deafness to those with strong deaf-related themes such as: a dreamy, headstrong girl surviving a male-dominated world in Depression-era Ireland; a famous Spanish artist losing his hearing while creating his most controversial art; a Deaf African-American woman dealing with AIDS in her family; and a deaf peddler ridiculed and rejected by his own kind for selling ABC fingerspelling cards. The plays are varied in style - a Kabuki western, an ensemble-created variety show, a visual-gestural play with no spoken nor signed language, a cartoon tragicomedy, historical and domestic dramas, and a situation comedy. This volume contains the well-known Deaf Theatre classics: Tales from a Clubroom, Sign Me Alice, My Third Eye, and A Play of Our Own. At long last, directors, producers, deaf and hearing students, professors, and researchers will be able to pick up a book of "Deaf plays" for production consideration, Deaf culture or multicultural analysis, or the simple pleasure of reading"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The King of Spain's Daughter* / Teresa Deevy

2. My Third Eye by The National Theatre of the Deaf Ensemble

3. A Play of Our Own / Dorothy Miles

4. The Ghost of Chastity Past or The Incident at Sashimi Junction* / Shanny Mow

5. DEAF SMITH: The Great Texian Scout / Stephen C. Baldwin

6. WomanTalk / Bruce Hlibok

7. 25 Cents / Aaron Weir Kelstone

8. META / Patricia A. Durr

9. The Middle of Nowhere / Michele Maureen Verhoosky

10. A Not So Quiet Nocturne / Jaye Austin Williams

11. Profile of a Deaf Peddler / Mike Lamitola

12. Goya

en la Quinta del Sordo (in the house of the deaf man) / Willy Conley

13. Reflections of a Black Deaf Woman / Michelle A. Banks

14. Lost in the Hereafter* / Sabina England.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Plays of our own

ISBN:

9780367632380

0367632381

9780367632373

0367632373

OCLC:

1346543755