{"product_id":"9780809329540","title":"American Political Plays after 9\/11","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Political Plays after 9\/11 \u003c\/i\u003eis a diverse collection of bold, urgent, and provocative plays that respond to the highly charged, post 9\/11 political landscape. Sparked by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and subsequently fueled by a series of controversial events—the Iraq war, the passing and enforcement of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, and the revelation of torture and other scandals at the Abu Ghraib prison—American political theater is currently experiencing a surge in activity. The plays in this collection include \u003ci\u003eThe Guys\u003c\/i\u003e by Anne Nelson, \u003ci\u003eAt the Vanishing Point\u003c\/i\u003e by Naomi Iizuka, \u003ci\u003eThe Venus de Milo \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs Armed\u003c\/i\u003e by Kia Corthron, \u003ci\u003eBack of the Throat\u003c\/i\u003e by Yusseff El Guindi, \u003ci\u003eThree Nights in Prague\u003c\/i\u003e by Allan Havis, and \u003ci\u003eQuestion 27, Question 28\u003c\/i\u003e by Chay Yew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e              The characters range from a New York City fire captain trying to respectfully memorialize eight of his lost comrades, to the citizens of a hog-killing Louisville neighborhood who poignantly exemplify the underside of the economic crisis, to an Arab American citizen being harshly (and possibly unfairly) interrogated by two officers as a “person of interest.” Though not all of the plays deal explicitly with the Al Qaeda attacks, they collectively reveal themes of sorrow and anxiety, moral indignation, alarmist self-preservation, and economic and social insecurity stemming from the United States’ fairly sudden shift from cold war superpower to vulnerable target.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e              The lively introduction by Allan Havis includes a brief history of political theater in the United States, an extensive discussion about how theater communities responded to 9\/11, and an informative analysis of the six plays in the book.  A collection of dramatic material framed by this significant historical event, \u003ci\u003eAmerican\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePolitical Plays after 9\/11 \u003c\/i\u003ewill be indispensable for theater and cultural studies scholars and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020597674224,"sku":"9780809329540","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780809329540_p0.jpg?v=1763738429","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780809329540","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}