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Katori Hall Plays One : Hoodoo Love; Saturday Night/Sunday Morning; the Mountaintop; Hurt Village by Katori Hall (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101408147025
ISBN-139781408147023
eBay Product ID (ePID)109072472
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Book TitleKatori Hall Plays One : Hoodoo Love; Saturday Night/Sunday Morning; the Mountaintop; Hurt Village
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAmerican / African American, American / General
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenreDrama
AuthorKatori Hall
Book SeriesContemporary Dramatists Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.3 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
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Reviews"A vital voice for the American theater" -- OBIE Award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage "Hall's triumph will propel her from being an unknown - who "did not have a Wikipedia entry before this" - to a playwright whose work will command international attention." -- The Times, 'Hall's triumph will propel her from being an unknown - who "did not have a Wikipedia entry before this" - to a playwright whose work will command international attention.'
SynopsisAn important new voice for African-American theatre, Katori Hall explores the lives of black and often invisible Americans with vivid language, dynamic narratives and richly textured characterisation. This first collection of Katori Hall's dramatic works demonstrate her unique voice for the theatre, which is visceral, passionate and energetic., An important new voice for African-American theatre, Katori Hall explores the lives of black and often invisible Americans with vivid language, dynamic narratives and richly textured characterisation. Hoodoo Love is Hall's debut play, a tale of love, magic, jealousy and secrets in 1930s Memphis, written in vivid language which captures the spirit of the Blues. Saturday Night/Sunday Morning is set in a Memphis beauty shop/boarding house during the final days of WWII. Rich with humor and history, it is a story about friendship and finding love in unexpected places.Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2009, The Mountaintop is a historical-fantastical two hander, portraying the penultimate day in the life of Martin Luther King. Hurt Village won the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Set in a real-life Memphis housing project, it explores in vivid and at times brutal detail a long-lasting legacy of drug abuse, child abuse, crime, and self-hatred within a poor, working-class, multi-generational Black family.This first collection of Katori Hall's dramatic works demonstrate her unique voice for the theatre, which is visceral, passionate and energetic. Hall portrays disenfranchised portions of society with fearless humanity and startling accomplishment., An important new voice for African-American theatre, Katori Hall explores the lives of black and often invisible Americans with vivid language, dynamic narratives and richly textured characterisation. Hoodoo Love is Hall's debut play, a tale of love, magic, jealousy and secrets in 1930s Memphis, written in vivid language which captures the spirit of the Blues. Saturday Night/Sunday Morning is set in a Memphis beauty shop/boarding house during the final days of WWII. Rich with humor and history, it is a story about friendship and finding love in unexpected places. Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2009, The Mountaintop is a historical-fantastical two hander, portraying the penultimate day in the life of Martin Luther King. Hurt Village won the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Set in a real-life Memphis housing project, it explores in vivid and at times brutal detail a long-lasting legacy of drug abuse, child abuse, crime, and self-hatred within a poor, working-class, multi-generational Black family. This first collection of Katori Hall's dramatic works demonstrate her unique voice for the theatre, which is visceral, passionate and energetic. Hall portrays disenfranchised portions of society with fearless humanity and startling accomplishment., An important new voice for African-American theatre, Katori Hall explores the lives of black and often invisible Americans with vivid language, dynamic narratives and richly-textured characterisation. This first collection of her plays showcases her visceral, passionate and energetic writing.
LC Classification NumberPS3608.A54727
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