{"product_id":"represent-9781350171879","title":"Represent","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn their exposé of Gen Z, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e qualified its members as the most diverse generation in American history. Recent Broadway hits have found a successful formula in productions showcasing the emotional turmoil of contemporary young people, yet the majority of these works represent predominantly white voices, both in terms of authorship and representation. Non-white characters tend to exist only in a world of colorblind casting rather than speaking to their distinct racial and cultural heritage.This anthology helps correct that balance and presents a unique offering of plays written for multicultural teenagers by diverse authors who have spent a significant part of their careers working closely with young people in urban settings. The playwrights - among them award winners such as Chisa Hutchinson and Nilaja Sun - have created texts that are dramatic and comic, satirical and earnest, touchingly real, and amusingly surreal. Varying in length and format, suitable f\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword   \u003ci\u003eNo Child…   \u003c\/i\u003eby Nilaja Sun    \u003ci\u003eGhosts of Skunk Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e by Keith Josef Adkins  \u003ci\u003eGunshots at 2 P.M.\u003c\/i\u003e  by Keith Josef Adkins  \u003ci\u003eThis Time with Feeling \u003c\/i\u003eby Chisa Hutchinson \u003ci\u003e777\u003c\/i\u003e by Chisa Hutchinson \u003ci\u003eMarathon and Mucilage, a Contemplation on an Appellation \u003c\/i\u003eby Chris Ceraso \u003ci\u003eHomecoming Dance \u003c\/i\u003eby Evelyn Diaz Cruz \u003ci\u003eSnap the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e by Pia Wilson \u003ci\u003eThe Bottom Line \u003c\/i\u003eby David Lee White \u003ci\u003eThe Aftermath \u003c\/i\u003eby Paris Crayton III \u003ci\u003eCharisma at the Crossroads \u003c\/i\u003eby Nina Angela Mercer \u003ci\u003eSouthwestern High \u003c\/i\u003eby Cassandra Medley \u003ci\u003eStare and Compare \u003c\/i\u003eby Evelyn Diaz Cruz","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407517688151,"sku":"9781350171879","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350171879.jpg?v=1730499639","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/represent-9781350171879","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}