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Since Africa
Price range: $15.00 through $15.95
Description
SINCE AFRICA chronicles the relationship between a Dinka refugee from Southern Sudan and three Americans — a North Shore socialite, her daughter, and an African American Deacon — who help him acclimate to Chicago’s unfamiliar urban surroundings. A look at American culture through the eyes of an African, this play explores the tensions between blacks and whites, Africans and African Americans, the devout and the non-religious.
Production Info
Full Length Drama (about 120 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Press Quotes
“… a play of culture shocks and culture clashes, has you reexamining the everyday patterns of the America you take for granted … many flashes of radiance but a subtle through-line.” —Howard Shapiro, The Philadelphia Inquirer
“McCullough uses the characters’ relationships with Ater to explore such big themes as cultural imperialism, the persistence of ritual and the human cost of both social isolation and the need to belong.” —James Hebert, The San Diego Union Tribune
“McCullough has written a sensitive and deeply thoughtful play.” —Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
Author
Mia McCulloughMia McCullough is a playwright, educator, visual artist, screenwriter/filmmaker, and a co-owner of The Eco Flamingo — Chicago's first zero-waste general store. CHAGRIN FALLS launched McCullough's playwriting career in 2001, garnering several awards, including the ATCA Osborn Award. McCullough's plays have been seen at theatres around the country including Steppenwolf, The Goodman, Stage Left Theatre, Chicago Dramatists, The Old Globe, Local Theater Company, and Interact Theatre, as well as in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. McCullough taught playwriting and screenwriting at Northwestern University for ten years, as well as playwriting classes at University of Illinois — Chicago, Carthage College, Chicago Dramatists and workshops in Chicago Public Schools. She's written and published a book on the creative writing process called Transforming Reality. She is a member of Honor Roll!, a group of femme writers over 40, as well as a member of the Dramatists Guild.
Book Information
| Publisher | BPPI |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 2/28/2014 |
| Pages | 96 |
| ISBN | 9780881455878 |
Special Notes
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com
