This collection of interviews offers unprecedented insight into the plays and creative works of Suzan-Lori Parks; as well as being an important commentary on contemporary theater and playwriting; from jazz and opera to politics and cultural memory. Suzan-Lori Parks in Person contains 18 interviews; some?previously untranscribed or specially undertaken for this book; plus commentaries on her work by major directors and critics; including Liz Diamond; Richard Foreman; Bonnie Metzgar and Beth Schachter. These contributions combine to honor the first African American woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize in drama; and explore her ideas about theater; history; race; and gender. Material from a wide range of sources chronologically charts Parksrsquo;s career from the 1990s to the present. This is a major collection with immediate relevance to students of American/African-American theater; literature and culture. Parksrsquo;s engaging voice is brought to the fore; making the book essential for undergraduates as well as scholars.
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