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Plays in Time

The Beekeeper’s Daughter, Prophecy, Another Life and Extreme Whether

Distributed for Intellect Ltd

Plays in Time

The Beekeeper’s Daughter, Prophecy, Another Life and Extreme Whether

Plays in Time collects four plays by Karen Malpede set during influential events from the late twentieth century to the present: the Bosnian war and rape camps; the invasion and occupation of Iraq and Israel’s 2006 bombardment of Lebanon; 9/11 and the US torture program; and the heroism of climate scientists facing attack from well-funded climate change deniers. In each play in this anthology, nature, poetry, ritual, and empathy are presented in contrast to the abuse of persons and world. Despite their serious topics, the plays are full of humor and distinctively entertaining personalities.
 
Each play was developed by Theater Three Collaborative for production in New York and internationally in Italy, Australia, London, Berlin, and Paris.
 

310 pages | 32 color plates | 7 x 9 | © 2017

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"There are American writers who are politically aware and responsible and many explore situations on a global rather than domestic level. One such is Karen Malpede whose new collection Plays in Time explores issues that are not only relevant in the States but to the rest of the world as well. . . . Karen Malpede is a strong, committed writer of powerful drama and is a voice that should be listened to."

Michael Hasted | Stage Talk Magazine

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Marvin Carlson
The Drama of the Thinking Heart
Karen Malpede
Part I
The Beekeeper’s Daughter
On The Beekeeper’s Daughter
Christen Clifford
Part II
Prophecy
On Prophecy
Najla Said
Part III
Another Life
What She Makes Us See
Rebecca Gordon
Part IV
Extreme Whether
Imagining the Present Future: Thoughts on Extreme Whether
Alexander M. Schlutz
Afterword: A Feminist Theater
Cindy Rosenthal
Notes on Contributors
Part V
Production Photographs
Beatriz Tiche Schiller and Ari Mintz
 

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