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"McCraney's lush and gorgeous triptych---surely the greatest piece of writing by an American playwright under thirty in a generation or more---smolders. And similarly poetic, arresting, startling lines pop and bubble like the waters of the Bayou."---Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune "These are spiritual works that thrum with vitality, told in vigorous language that artfully folds together slangy vernacular with bursts of haunting poetry. If there's an heir to the legacy of August Wilson, the gifted McCraney may be on his way to claiming that title."---David Rooney, Variety "Mr. McCraney writes with a passion and urgency that can't be faked, in a style that invests ordinary lives with the grandeur of ancient gods: Watching these plays, you experience the excited wonder that comes from witnessing something rare in the theater: a new, authentically original vision."---Ben Brantley, New York Times The first collection by a major new writer of the American theater, these three interconnected plays are set in mythical San Pere, Louisiana, and loosely draw on West African myths. In the Red and Brown Water tells the story of Oya, a track star who must make difficult choices on her journey to womanhood. The Brothers Size dramatizes the struggle between brothers; Ogun, running his auto shop, and Oshoosi, returned from prison and back with trouble. In Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet a young man discovers his sexuality and true self, against the backdrop of an impending storm.
| ISBN | 1559363495 | | Format | Paperback | | ISBN13 | 9781559363495
(What's this?) | | Publication date | 01 Dec 2009 | | Publisher | Theatre Communications Group | | Pages | 180 | | Imprint | THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP | | Volumes | 1 |
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| | | In the Red and Brown Water | | | | | | A Fast and Loose Play on Spanish Yerma and African Oya/Oba | | 1 | | | | The Brothers Size | | 131 | | | | Marcus | | | | | | Or the Secret of Sweet | | 241 |
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