La Voz Latina: Contemporary Plays and Performance Pieces by Latinas

Book Overview

Elizabeth C. Ram?rez and Catherine Casiano bring together a collection of plays and performance pieces by innovative Latina playwrights. Surveying Latina theatre in the United States from the 1980s to the twenty-first century, the editors present works displaying a variety of forms, themes, and genres, expanding the field of Latina theatre while situating it in the larger spectrum of American stage and performance studies. Ram?rez and Casiano provide historical context and a production history for each work and a biography of, and artistic statement from, each playwright.

Contributors: Yareli Arizmendi, Josefina B?ez, The Colorado Sisters, Migdalia Cruz, Evelina Fern?ndez, Cherr?e Moraga, Carmen Pel?ez, Carmen Rivera, Celia H. Rodr?guez, Diane Rodriguez, and Milcha Sanchez-Scott. The volume also includes commentary by Kathy Perkins and Caridad Svich.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252036220
• ISBN13: 9780252036224
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"