Overview
Experimental Korean American theatre artist Young Jean Lee has been called one of the best experimental playwrights in Americaā (Time Out New York). This volume contains two of her recent works:
In The Shipment, Lee provides a provocative look at African-American identity in our not-yet post-racial society. The New York Times calls this take on cultural images of black America a subversive, seriously funny new theater piece Ms. Lee wields sharp, offbeat humor to point up the clichĆ©s, distortions and absurditiesā (Charles Isherwood, New York Times).
LEAR is Leeās own version of Shakespeareās tragedy, focusing on the kingās three daughters. A production in which Lear himself never appears, LEAR is a wacky blend of To be or not to be,ā Beckett, and Pirandello full of exhilarating, illuminating momentsā (Village Voice).
Young Jean Lee has written and directed shows in New York with Young Jean Leeās Theater Company and toured her work to over twenty cities around the world. Her plays include Straight White Men, Weāre Gonna Die, Untitled Feminist Show, The Shipment, Lear and Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven. Awards include two Obies, the Festival Prize of the Zuercher Theater Spektakel, a Prize in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Doris Duke Artist Award.
This book title, The Shipment and Lear, ISBN: 9781559363563, by Young Jean Lee, published by Theatre Communications Group (August 17, 2010) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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