In the two decades since the first edition of Contemporary Plays by Women of Color was published, its significance to the theatrical landscape in the United States has grown exponentially.
Work by female writers and writers of color is more widely produced, published, and studied than ever before. Drawing from an exciting range of theaters, large and small, from across the country, Roberta Uno brings together an up-to-date selection of plays from renowned and emerging playwrights tackling a variety of topics. From the playful to the painful, this revised and updated edition presents a rich array of voices, aesthetics, and stories for a transforming America.
Introduction
Roberta Uno
- Cardboard Piano
Hansol Jung - Clothes
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary
Marissa Chibas - Eclipsed
Danai Gurira - Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue
Quiara Alegría Hudes - Etchings in the Sand
Ananya Chatterjea ∙ Meena Natarajan - Food and Fadwa
Lameece Issaq ∙ Jacob Kader - Gunshot Medley
Dionna Michelle Daniel - He Lei No Kākā‘āko: Woven Memories
Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker - Lines in the Dust
Nikkole Salter - Mala Hierba
Tanya Saracho - N*gg*
Lynn Nottage - Our Lady of Kibeho
Katori Hall - Our Voices Will be Heard
Vera Starbard - Scenes from 68* Years
Hannah Khalil - Standoff at Hwy #37
Vickie Ramirez - Sun Sisters
Vasanti Saxena - The Adventures at Camp KaKeeKwaSha and the Magic Musky Casino!
Marcie R. Rendon - The Wild Inside
Cusi Cram - The Wong Street Journal
Kristina Wong - What Would Crazy Horse Do?
Larissa FastHorse - Zafira the Olive Oil Warrior
Kathryn Haddad
Biography
Roberta Uno is a theater director and Director of Arts in a Changing America based at the California Institute for the Arts.
