| Myth, Magic, and Farce: Four Multicultural Plays Contributor(s): Houston, Sterling (Author), Mayo, Sandra M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 157441187X ISBN-13: 9781574411874 Publisher: University of North Texas Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2005 Annotation: These plays from an innovative African-American writer whose work is known for biting social commentary combined with eye-popping theatricality, represent Houston's full range of themes and styles. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General |
| Dewey: 812.6 |
| LCCN: 2004019925 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.56" W x 8.66" (0.43 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sterling Houston is an innovative African American writer whose plays are known for biting social commentary combined with eye-popping theatricality. Despite many successful productions, his work has never before been widely available in print. The four plays in this collection represent Houston's full range of themes and styles. High Yello Rose deflates the Alamo myth by casting the heroes' parts entirely with women. Isis in Nubia is a love story that sets the Isis/Osiris myth in West Africa. Black Lily and White Lily is a realistic domestic drama exploring racial tensions. Miranda Rites returns to Houston's broadly farcical style, enacting Martha Mitchell's last days in a hospital, where she hallucinates about Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Dandridge, and is escorted to the underworld by Carmen Miranda. |