{"product_id":"25-plays-from-the-fire-kelley-nicole-girod-9781350268104","title":"25 Plays from the Fire This Time Festival: A Decade of Recognition, Resistance, Resilience, Rebirth, and Black Theater","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the past decade proved to be some of the most tumultuous times in modern US history, the Black community has been resilient, opening up dialogues and sustaining advocacy. Nowhere has this been more apparent than at the Obie Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Fire This Time Festival\u003c\/i\u003e in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince being founded in 2009, this theater festival has become the destination for emerging and early career playwrights from the African diaspora. Inequality in education and healthcare, skewed and negative images of Black people in mainstream media, racism in policing, widespread gentrification and its effects on multi-generational Black neighbourhoods, and the growth of Black love; these conversations have been happening in the US, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fire This Time Festival\u003c\/i\u003e has borne witness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival: A Decade of Recognition, Resistance, Resilience, Rebirth, and Black Theater\u003c\/i\u003e reflects this fantastic legacy, containing 25 ten-minute plays originally produced by the eponymous festival. Together, these pieces bookend the Black experience in the US from 2009 to the present day: from the hope for further progress and equity under the Obama administration, to the existential threat faced by Black people under the Trump presidency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edited and curated by Kelley Nicole Girod, the anthology divides the plays into seven thematic sections concerning multi-faceted aspects of the Black experience, featuring work by seminal writers such as Katori Hall, Antoinette Nwandu, Dominique Morisseau, C.A. Johnson, and Marcus Gardley. Both timely and timeless, \u003ci\u003e25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival \u003c\/i\u003epresents an exciting, eclectic mix of 21st century theater that is perfect for study, performance, and reflection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelley Nicole Girod\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350268100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350268104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.06w x 0.55d","brand":"Kelley Nicole Girod","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044457509119,"sku":"9781350268104","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc228819-ca6e-41f7-9e68-43e6a6e78947.jpg?v=1684972962","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/25-plays-from-the-fire-kelley-nicole-girod-9781350268104","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}