{"product_id":"version-30-contemporary-asian-american-plays-9781559363631","title":"Version 3.0: Contemporary Asian American Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The first two generations of Asian American drama articulated experiences and issues of race and identity. In this anthology, a new generation of Asian American playwrights explores the myriad ways in which Asians live in America.\"--Editor Chay Yew\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first major anthology of contemporary Asian American drama in almost two decades collects the following: Julia Cho's \u003ci\u003eDurango\u003c\/i\u003e; Sunil Kuruvilla's \u003ci\u003eRice Boy\u003c\/i\u003e; Han Ong's \u003ci\u003eSwoony Planet\u003c\/i\u003e; Sung Rno's \u003ci\u003eWave\u003c\/i\u003e; Diana Son's \u003ci\u003eBoy\u003c\/i\u003e; Alice Tuan's \u003ci\u003eLast of the Suns\u003c\/i\u003e;and Chay Yew's \u003ci\u003eQuestion 27, Question 28\u003c\/i\u003e. These are works that readily combine the Medea myth with wave-particle physics; that nimbly move between a field in Kitchener, Canada, and a treetop in Kerala, India; that fully explore complexities of gender, sexuality, and family, demonstrating the cultural and aesthetical diversity of the new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included is \u003ci\u003eThe Square\u003c\/i\u003e, a choral piece by sixteen leading playwrights (including Maria Irene Fornes, Jessica Hagedorn, David Henry Hwang, Craig Lucas, Jos  Rivera, and Mac Wellman) meditating on 120 years of relationships between non-Asian Americans and the Asian American community, set in a public square of an American city's Chinatown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChay Yew\u003c\/b\u003e is a noted playwright and director whose work has been produced Off Broadway and across the United States. He has served as head of the Asian Theatre Workshop at the Mark Taper Forum, and he is a former resident director at East West Players.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559363631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.80d","brand":"Chay Yew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659784614044,"sku":"9781559363631","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d6d858c1-d031-4401-80bd-b123eb453117.jpg?v=1603895467","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/version-30-contemporary-asian-american-plays-9781559363631","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}