Contemporary Plays by African American Women: Ten Complete Works

by Nikkole Salter

Book Overview

African American women have increasingly begun to see their plays performed from regional stages to Broadway. Yet many of these artists still struggle to gain attention. In this volume, Sandra Adell draws from the vital wellspring of works created by African American women in the twenty-first century to present ten plays by both prominent and up-and-coming writers. Taken together, the selections portray how these women engage with history as they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252081196
• ISBN13: 9780252081194
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"