{"product_id":"katori-hall-plays-one-paperback","title":"Katori Hall Plays One - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatori Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important new voice for African-American theatre, Katori Hall explores the lives of black and often invisible Americans with vivid language, dynamic narratives and richly textured characterisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoodoo Love\u003c\/i\u003e is Hall's debut play, a tale of love, magic, jealousy and secrets in 1930s Memphis, written in vivid language which captures the spirit of the Blues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Night\/Sunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e is set in a Memphis beauty shop\/boarding house during the final days of WWII. Rich with humor and history, it is a story about friendship and finding love in unexpected places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2009, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountaintop \u003c\/i\u003eis a historical-fantastical two hander, portraying the penultimate day in the life of Martin Luther King.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHurt Village \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Set in a real-life Memphis housing project, it explores in vivid and at times brutal detail a long-lasting legacy of drug abuse, child abuse, crime, and self-hatred within a poor, working-class, multi-generational Black family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first collection of Katori Hall's dramatic works demonstrate her unique voice for the theatre, which is visceral, passionate and energetic. Hall portrays disenfranchised portions of society with fearless humanity and startling accomplishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMulti-award winning Katori Hall is from Memphis, Tennessee and has graduated from the American Rep Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University and the Juilliard School's Lila Acheson Wallace playwriting program. Her plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Mountaintop\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHurt Village\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHoodoo Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRemembrance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night\/Sunday Morning, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Hope Well.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718493474879,"sku":"9781408147023","price":48.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/198691a8c49ab4e4e94a9f437468032a.webp?v=1765082151","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/katori-hall-plays-one-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}