TY  - BOOK
AU  - Conley,Willy
TI  - Plays of our own: an anthology of scripts by deaf and hard-of-hearing writers 
T2  - Routledge series in equity, diversity, and inclusion in theatre and performance
SN  - 1000800601
AV  - PS591.D4 P53 2023
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY
PB  - Routledge
KW  - American drama
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Deaf authors
KW  - Deaf people's writings, American
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Access restricted by licensing agreement
N2  - "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: Tales from a Clubroom, Sign Me Alice, 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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ER  -