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THE BEST BLACK PLAYS 2003-2006
THE THEODORE WARD PRIZE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN PLAYWRITING |
| By: |
Chuck Smith (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£24.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0810123908 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780810123908 |
| Publisher: |
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 2007 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
The Theodore Ward Prize has, over the years, offered a rich reflection of the accomplishments of the established black playwrights and their importance in shaping theater. This work showcases three winners of the Theodore Ward Prize - plays that, in their quality, aptly represent what is being produced by African American playwrights and theaters. |
| Synopsis: |
Within the relatively recent development of a tradition of African American playwriting, the Theodore Ward Prize has, over its twenty-year history, offered a rich reflection of the accomplishments of emerging and established black playwrights and their growing importance in shaping contemporary theater. This volume showcases three winners of the Theodore Ward Prize - plays that, in their quality and subject matter, aptly represent what is being written and produced by African American playwrights and theaters today. Carefully selected by a director and educator who has been affiliated with the contest for eighteen of its twenty years, these three works have themes that range from the sordid shenanigans of a Depression-era "South Side Burial Society" (Leslie Lee's "Sundown Names and Night-Gone Things") to a single mother's heartbreaking battle to save her children's souls (Mark Clayton Southers' "Ma Noah") to a poignant and achingly funny reunion of three sisters after their parents' death (Kim Euell's "The Diva Daughters DuPree").Their publication answers a growing demand for the work of African American playwrights even as it affords deep and varied insights into African American culture in our era. |
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US |
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Northwestern University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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