{"product_id":"flyin-west-and-other-plays-pearl-cleage-9781559361682","title":"Flyin' West and Other Plays","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\"Pearl Cleage is a passionate, challenging playwright whose concerns for the species are unmistakable and profound. As a woman, as an African-American, her artistic objectivity and sensitivity to history combine with, but do not overshadow, her capacity to dig for truth and present it flat out as she sees it - with a finger snap or a shout and sometimes with a wink. Among the most satisfying roles I've undertaken on stage is surely Miss Leah in \u003ci\u003eFlyin' West\u003c\/i\u003e. She brings the bushel nuggets of drama and humor that capture the ear, the heart and the imagination. She's devilish, too.\" -Academy Award(R) Nominee Ruby Dee \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ms. Cleage writes with amazing grace and killer instinct.\" -Alvin Klein, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pearl Cleage is a brilliant storyteller. I am always engrossed in the drama and compassion she brings to her characters. \u003ci\u003eFlyin' West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBourbon at the Border\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlues for an Alabama Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLate Bus to Mecca\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChain\u003c\/i\u003e are marvelous examples of a playwright at the top of her form, bravely moving into the new century.\" -Woodie King, Jr., Producing Director, New Federal Theatre \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePearl Cleage's body of work for the stage provides us with a remarkable and penetrating look at the African-American experience over the last 100 years. This volume collects her major full-length plays and one-acts, including \u003ci\u003eFlyin' West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlues for an Alabama Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBourbon at the Border\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLate Bus to Mecca\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePEARL CLEAGE\u003c\/b\u003e is an Atlanta-based writer whose recent plays have premiered at The Alliance Theatre Company with subsequent productions throughout the country. Her first novel \u003ci\u003eWhat Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day\u003c\/i\u003e was a recent Oprah's Book Club Selection and a national bestseller. She is a former columnist of the \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eEssence Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pearl Cleage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1559361689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559361682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.46w x 0.98d","brand":"Pearl Cleage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044906365183,"sku":"9781559361682","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0c4e832-e890-46d9-a7f1-a04fb9bad959.jpg?v=1684975607","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flyin-west-and-other-plays-pearl-cleage-9781559361682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}