The Oberon Anthology of Contemporary American Plays
Volume Two
Ann Marie Healy, Nick Jones, Suzan-Lori Parks, Adam Rapp, Mark Subias, Mark Subias
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The Oberon Anthology of Contemporary American Plays
Volume Two
Ann Marie Healy, Nick Jones, Suzan-Lori Parks, Adam Rapp, Mark Subias, Mark Subias
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The second volume in this series brings together some of the best new writing from contemporary American playwrights. Each play is introduced by critically acclaimed writers themselves. THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES by Adam Rapp, Introduced by AM Homes, follows a teenage girl Bernadette who has to grow up quickly when she discovers she is pregnant. THE COWARD by Nick Jones, introduced by Marsha Norman, is an absurdist comedy set in 18th century England.Lucidus initiates a pistol duel, but when he finds he'll have to fight the son of the man he challenged, he doesn't want to go through with it.His plot to avoid the duel creates more trouble. THE BOOK OF GRACE by Suzan-Lori Parks, introduced by Oskar Eustis, portrays a dysfunctional American family, where anger and mistrust are symptoms of historical abuse. WHAT ONCE WE FELT by Ann Marie Healy, introduced by Paula Vogel, is set in a mysterious parallel universe, where Macy is the last ever author to be published in print, the system has an underclass named the Tradepack, and a woman can only have a baby if she possesses the right kind of 'scan card'.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- What Once We Felt by Ann Marie Healy
- The Coward by Nick Jones
- The Book of Grace by Suzan-Lori Parks
- The Edge of Our Bodies by Adam Rapp