Fairview

Name: Fairview
ISBN: 9781559369527

Jackie Sibblies Drury

Playwrights Canada Press · Print & ebook · August 27, 2019

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Who it’s for: A tense, cerebral stage experience that rewards attention and leaves a bruise.
Genres: African American Plays, American Plays, Tragicomedy
Published: Playwrights Canada Press, August 27, 2019

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About this book

Grandma’s birthday approaches. Beverly is organizing the perfect dinner, but everything seems doomed from the start: the silverware is all wrong, the carrots need chopping and the radio is on the fritz. What at first appears to be a family comedy takes a sharp, sly turn into a startling examination of deep-seated paradigms about race in America.

Stage Tension

A tense, cerebral stage experience that rewards attention and leaves a bruise.

Come here for

layered stagecraft and cultural friction
Jackie Sibblies Drury’s sharp theatrical voice

Expect

performance as argument
edgy, idea-forward theater

Where it sits

African American Plays	69%
American Plays	42%
Tragicomedy	30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

African American Plays
Plays by Women

Authors: Jackie Sibblies Drury
Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
Published: August 27, 2019
Format: Print & ebook
Reading lane: African American Plays