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A Few Short Plays to Save the World

Autor Steve Harper Editat de Shawn Rene Graham
en Limba Engleză Paperback – mai 2022
WINNER: Independent Press Award 2023 (Performing Arts - Film, Theater, Dance & Music)Honored by:The American Fiction Awards (Finalist - Anthology) and The Hollywood Book Festival (Runner Up - Anthology) A collection of funny and explosive short plays by award-winning playwright and television writer Steve Harper. Playwrights of color in space, a geriatric artist looking for her magic and a computer-generated President are some of the characters you'll meet in this powerful collection of unexpected, insightful and engaging short plays by award-winning playwright and television writer Steve Harper. This dynamic compilation of 17 plays spans a variety of circumstances and topics with humor and magical realism. Ranging from three minutes to forty minutes, with roles for diverse actors of varying ages, these works have delighted audiences across the country. A resource for theater professionals, students, and audiences hungry for a dynamic new take on American life. Described as "an anthology of hope" by The Classical Theatre of Harlem's Director of Literary Programs, A Few Short Plays to Save the World is a vibrant gift to anyone who loves theatrical storytelling.
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ISBN-13: 9798985987706
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Harper Creates dba Laughing Panda Press

Notă biografică

STEVE HARPER was born in Brooklyn, NY and currently lives in Los Angeles. He is a playwright, TV writer, producer and actor who writes about the "invisible things" (like race, sexuality, politics and religion) that people don't usually talk about. His full-length plays include Black Lives / Blue Lives [co-written with Bill Mesce, Jr.] (The Theater Project, NJ), Urban Rabbit Chronicles (Georgia Southern University), Princeton Theory, Almost, and The Escape Artist's Children. Readings and workshops: Classical Theatre of Harlem, Lower Depth Theater Ensemble, Celebration Theatre, Malibu Playhouse, Vivid Stage, Roundhouse Theater, Northwestern University, Loyola Marymount University, New York Stage & Film and New York Theatre Workshop. Steve served as Co-Executive Producer for the CW series Stargirl. He's written for God Friended Me, Tell Me Your Secrets, American Crime and Covert Affairs. His web series SEND ME, about time traveling black people, garnered a 2016 Emmy Nomination for series lead Tracie Thoms (Now on YouTube). Steve's acting work spans TV, film, theater, commercials and voice overs. Awards and honors include a selection as a semi-finalist for the O'Neill Theater Center, the Artistic Achievement Award from the Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale, the Millennium Telly Award, a Weissberger Award nomination, two grants from Lincoln Center's Lecomte Du Nuoy Foundation, a MacDowell National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and two Yaddo fellowships. He is a graduate of Yale, the A.R.T. Institute at Harvard and the Juilliard playwriting program. He also coaches professional and aspiring writers through his company Your Creative Life.