Winner of 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner of 2012 Tony Award for Best Play
In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun energized the
conversation about how Americans live together across lines of race
and difference. In Reimagining "A Raisin in the Sun," Rebecca Ann
Rugg and Harvey Young bring together four contemporary
plays--including 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Clybourne
Park--that, in their engagement with Hansberry's play, illuminate
the tensions and anxieties that still surround neighborhood
integration.
Although the plays--Robert O'Hara's Etiquette of Vigilance,
Gloria Bond Clunie's Living Green, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's
Neighbors, and Bruce Norris's Clybourne Park--are distinct from one
another in terms of style and perspective on their predecessor,
they commonly feature characters who are forced to closely examine,
and sometimes revise or abandon, their ideas concerning race and
their notions of social and economic justice. Above all, the plays
use the lenses of neighborliness, privacy, and community to engage
the large question of America's common purpose. Each play is
accompanied by an interview with the playwright about the influence
of Hansberry's landmark work. The afterword includes an interview
with George C. Wolfe, whose play The Colored Museum laid the
groundwork for the titles in this collection.
The conversation around A Raisin in the Sun has continued
unabated since its premiere fifty years ago. Rugg and Young's book
will serve as a valuable resource to fans, scholars, and students
alike.
General
Imprint: |
Northwestern University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2012 |
First published: |
April 2012 |
Editors: |
Rebecca Rugg
• Harvey Young
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
458 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8101-2813-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8101-2813-6 |
Barcode: |
9780810128132 |
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