Plays of Our Own: An Anthology of Scripts by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Writers (Routledge Series in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance)

"Plays of Our Own is the first anthology of its kind containing an eclectic range of plays by Deaf and hard-of-hearing writers. These writers have made major, positive contributions to world drama or Deaf theatre arts. Their topics range from those completely unrelated to deafness to those with strong deaf-related themes such as: a dreamy, headstrong girl surviving a male-dominated world in Depression-era Ireland; a famous Spanish artist losing his hearing while creating his most controversial art; a Deaf African-American woman dealing with AIDS in her family; and a deaf peddler ridiculed and rejected by his own kind for selling ABC fingerspelling cards. The plays are varied in style - a Kabuki western, an ensemble-created variety show, a visual-gestural play with no spoken nor signed language, a cartoon tragicomedy, historical and domestic dramas, and a situation comedy. This volume contains the well-known Deaf Theatre classics: Tales from a Clubroom, Sign Me Alice, My Third Eye, and A Play of Our Own. At long last, directors, producers, deaf and hearing students, professors, and researchers will be able to pick up a book of "Deaf plays" for production consideration, Deaf culture or multicultural analysis, or the simple pleasure of reading"-- Provided by publisher This book is the first anthology of its kind containing an eclectic range of plays by Deaf and hard-of-hearing writers. These writers have made major, positive contributions to world drama or Deaf theater arts. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Contributor Biographies 12 Introduction 16 1 The King of Spain's Daughter* 25 2 My Third Eye 45 3 A Play of Our Own 82 4 The Ghost of Chastity Past or The Incident at Sashimi Junction* 126 5 DEAF SMITH: The Great Texian Scout 138 6 WomanTalk 158 7 25 Cents 189 8 META 206 9 The Middle of Nowhere 241 10 A Not So Quiet Nocturne 284 11 Profile of a Deaf Peddler 330 12 Goya – en la Quinta del Sordo (in the house of the deaf man) 351 13 Reflections of a Black Deaf Woman 383 14 Lost in the Hereafter* 404 Afterword 442 Kabuki,Western,Play;,Visual-Gestural,Play;,Cartoon,Tragicomedy;,Domestic,Dramas;,Historical,Dramas;,Deaf,Theatre,Classics;,Deaf,Ensemble Kabuki Western Play,Visual-Gestural Play,Cartoon Tragicomedy,Domestic Dramas,Historical Dramas,Deaf Theatre Classics,Deaf Ensemble