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Ecstasy of Rita Joe
Rita Joe is a Native girl who leaves the reservation for the city, only to die on skid row as a victim of white men’s violence and paternalistic attitudes towards First Nations peoples.
Yellowman
Yellowman is a multi-character memory play about an African-American woman who dreams of life beyond the confines of her smalltown Southern upbringing and the light-skinned man whose fate is tragically intertwined with hers. The play explores the negative associations surrounding male blackness as well as the effect these racial stereotypes have on black women.
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Self-identity
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Cast Information
Actor-Friendly Parts
Monologue level
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Production and Publication
First produced
2002, McCarter Theatre Princeton, New Jersey
Publication year
2003
Published by
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN
9780822218807
Note:The play requires only two actors. All other characters are portrayed by them. They switch between several characters many times in virtually every scene.
Note:The play requires only two actors. All other characters are portrayed by them. They switch between several characters many times in virtually every scene.
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