{"product_id":"plays-of-our-own-willy-conley-9780367632373","title":"Plays of Our Own: An Anthology of Scripts by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlays of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e is the first anthology of its kind containing an eclectic range of plays by Deaf and hard-of-hearing writers. These writers have made major, positive contributions to world drama or Deaf theatre arts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir topics range from those completely unrelated to deafness to those with strong Deaf-related themes such as a dreamy, headstrong girl surviving a male-dominated world in Depression-era Ireland; a famous Spanish artist losing his hearing while creating his most controversial art; a Deaf African-American woman dealing with AIDS in her family; and a Deaf peddler ridiculed and rejected by his own kind for selling ABC fingerspelling cards. The plays are varied in style - a Kabuki western, an ensemble-created variety show, a visual-gestural play with no spoken nor signed language, a cartoon tragicomedy, historical and domestic dramas, and a situation comedy. This volume contains the well-known Deaf theatre classics, \u003cem\u003eMy Third Eye \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e A Play of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt long last, directors, producers, Deaf and hearing students, professors, and researchers will be able to pick up a book of \"Deaf plays\" for production consideration, Deaf culture or multicultural analysis, or the simple pleasure of reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Willy Conley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367632373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367632373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.92d","brand":"Willy Conley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132451320063,"sku":"9780367632373","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d5a56c3-6488-4533-bb8b-c4fae4a6e10a.jpg?v=1687480278","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plays-of-our-own-willy-conley-9780367632373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}