Plays of Our Own : An Anthology of Scripts by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Writers Paperback / softback
by Willy Conley
Part of the Routledge Series in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance series
Paperback / softback
Description
Plays of Our Own is the first anthology of its kind containing an eclectic range of plays by Deaf and hard-of-hearing writers.
These writers have made major, positive contributions to world drama or Deaf theatre arts.
Their topics range from those completely unrelated to deafness to those with strong Deaf-related themes such as a dreamy, headstrong girl surviving a male-dominated world in Depression-era Ireland; a famous Spanish artist losing his hearing while creating his most controversial art; a Deaf African-American woman dealing with AIDS in her family; and a Deaf peddler ridiculed and rejected by his own kind for selling ABC fingerspelling cards.
The plays are varied in style – a Kabuki western, an ensemble-created variety show, a visual-gestural play with no spoken nor signed language, a cartoon tragicomedy, historical and domestic dramas, and a situation comedy.
This volume contains the well-known Deaf theatre classics, My Third Eye and A Play of Our Own. At long last, directors, producers, Deaf and hearing students, professors, and researchers will be able to pick up a book of "Deaf plays" for production consideration, Deaf culture or multicultural analysis, or the simple pleasure of reading.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:438 pages, 58 Halftones, black and white; 58 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:30/12/2022
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- ISBN:9780367632373
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Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:438 pages, 58 Halftones, black and white; 58 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:30/12/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9780367632373