{"product_id":"flyin-west-and-other-plays-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","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524814672146,"sku":"9781559361682","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e0cd65cf-f504-4485-bba2-b2fe6ff35780.jpg?v=1731193874","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flyin-west-and-other-plays-9781559361682","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}