In their expose of Gen Z, The New York Times qualified its members
as the "most diverse generation in American history". Recent
Broadway hits have found a successful formula in productions
showcasing the emotional turmoil of contemporary young people, yet
the majority of these works represent predominantly white voices,
both in terms of authorship and representation. Non-white
characters tend to exist only in a world of colorblind casting
rather than speaking to their distinct racial and cultural
heritage. This anthology helps correct that balance and presents a
unique offering of plays written for multicultural teenagers by
diverse authors who have spent a significant part of their careers
working closely with young people in urban settings. The
playwrights - among them award winners such as Chisa Hutchinson and
Nilaja Sun - have created texts that are dramatic and comic,
satirical and earnest, touchingly real, and amusingly surreal.
Varying in length and format, suitable for classrooms and youth
groups of all sizes, the plays address such themes as ethnic and
cultural identity; ancestry and assimilation; bullying and
self-empowerment; disenfranchisement and alienation; parental
pressure to over-achieve, youth activism and community-building;
and the very real perils of daily school life in an era of gun
proliferation.
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