The breadth and richness of themes and styles in Dolores Prida's theater make this collection a reading experience almost as wonderful as seeing the plays themselves. Prida has mapped the urban landscape and covered many of the most important topics of her time—feminism, racism, classism, bilingualism and biculturalism—quite often tempering their seriousness with humor, pathos and music.

This anthology includes: Beautiful Señoritas (1977), a musical satire of women's roles and images in Hispanic culture; Coser y Cantar (1981), a bilingual one-act play for two women which explores culture clash, especially as it concerns women's roles; Savings (1985), a musical comedy about "gentrification"; Pantallas (1986), a "black" comedy on the subject of TV soap operas and nuclear disasters; and Botánica (1990), a play about three generations of Puerto Rican women grappling with gaps and discrepancies in time and culture.

Dolores Prida is ranked among the most important playwrights of the contemporary Hispanic theater in the United States. She has written for the stage and television and taught play-writing techniques.

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Information

Publisher

Arte Público Press

Year

2021

ISBN

9781518502392

Topic

Literature

Subtopic

Drama

Index

Literature

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
“The Theaterworks of Dolores Prida,” Judith Weiss
Beautiful Señoritas
Coser y cantar
Savings
Pantallas
Botánica