Bøker av Suzan-Lori Parks

Fucking A is an otherworldly tale involving a noble mother, her wayward son and others. Hester Smith, the revered and reviled local abortionist, hatches a plan to buy her jailed son's freedom-and nothing will deter Hester from her quest. In this violent and wild-eyed blend of story and song, which harkens to Brechtian and Jacobean structure, Hester's branded letter A becomes a provocative emblem of vengeance, violence and sacrifice."Critics' Pick! Timeless and enduringly relevant. As harrowing as it is witty!" - Ben Brantley, The New York Times"Four stars! Like Hester's bloodily branded A, the play leaves an indelible mark." - Raven Snook, Time Out New York"A fiery, raw-throated shout in the face of hypocrisy, privilege and injustice." - Sara Holdren, New York Magazine"An expressionistic and politically charged exploration of class, family and violence, studded with jarring bursts of humor and song." - Raven Snook, Time Out New York

On November 13, 2002, the incomparable Suzan-Lori Parks got an idea to write a play every day for a year. She began that very day, finishing one year later. The result is an extraordinary testament to artistic commitment. This collection of 365 impeccably crafted pieces, each with its own distinctive characters and dramatic power, is a complete work by an artist responding to her world, each and every day. Parks is one of the American theater's most wily and innovative writers, and her "stark but poetic language and fiercely idiosyncratic images transform her work into something haunting and marvelous." (Time Magazine)Note: Theatre makers are welcome to present an assortment of selected plays from 365 Days/365 Plays. A presentation of 31 or more plays is considered "Full-Length," while a presentation of 30 or fewer plays is considered "One Act." All presentations must include the three plays known collectively as "The 3 Constants."

An unflinching look at race in the twenty-first century.Thirty-somethings Leo, Misha, Ralph and Dawn have been inseparable since college. Their connection with each other is stronger than anything else - until Leo is assaulted by the police in a racially motivated incident, and he brings to the group an extreme proposition...

"A woman tries to feed her husband a fried drumstick. Dragons roam a flat earth. The last black man in the whole entire world dies again. And again. Careening through memory and language, Parks explores and explodes archetypes of Black America with piercing insight and raucous comedy. A riotous theatrical even, The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World hums with the heartbeat of improvisational jazz"--Page [4] of cover.

A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity. The play tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the reality of their future.

A collection of critically acclaimed plays by contemporary American writersOf interest to students of drama and American studies

An epic dramatic trilogy set during the American Civil War, by one of America's leading playwrights.

A new play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Topdog/Underdog."

Parks' latest and most controversial work.

A collection of plays and essays by one of America's premier playwrights. Includes the essays "Possession," "from Elements of Style," and "An Equation for Black People Onstage," and the plays Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom, Betting on Dust Commander, Pickling, The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World, Devotees in the Garden of Love, and The America Play.