The Fornes frame : contemporary Latina playwrights and the legacy of Maria Irene Fornes

Introduction: defining the Fornes frame -- 1. Maria Irene Fornes: the Fornes Frame -- 2. Caridad Svich: imprinting the Fornes Frame -- 3. Karen Zacarías: navigating multiple borders -- 4. Elaine Romero: viewing Latin@ realism -- 5. Cusi Cram: performing Latina identity -- 6. Quiara Alegría Hudes: conducting theatrical experimentation -- Conclusion: the legacy of Maria Irene Fornes -- Epilogue: Fornes is the frame -- Appendix A. INTAR Hispanic playwrights-in-residence laboratory -- Appendix B. Contemporary Latina playwrights.;"The book is an examination of the works of five contemporary Latina playwrights: Cusi Cram, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Elaine Romero, Caridad Svich, and Karen Zacarias. It argues that the playwright Maria Irene Fornes's writing and teaching have influenced the analyzed dramatists to produce plays that are more transcultural than previous generations of Latina playwrights"--Provided by publisher. A key way to view Latina plays today is through the foundational frame of playwright and teacher Maria Irene Fornes, who has trained a generation of theatre artists and transformed the field of American theatre. Fornes, author of Fefu and Her Friends and Sarita and a nine-time Obie Award winner, is known for her plays that traverse cultural, spiritual, and aesthetic borders. In The Fornes Contemporary Latina Playwrights and the Legacy of Maria Irene Fornes , Anne Garca-Romero considers the work of five award-winning Latina playwrights in the early twenty-first century, offering her unique perspective as a theatre studies scholar who is also a professional playwright. The playwrights in this book include Pulitzer Prizewinner Quiara Alegra Hudes; Obie Awardwinner Caridad Svich; Karen Zacaras, resident playwright at Arena Stage in Washington, DC; Elaine Romero, member of the Goodman Theatre Playwrights Unit in Chicago, Illinois; and Cusi Cram, company member of the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York City. Using four key conceptscultural multiplicity, supernatural intervention, Latina identity, and theatrical experimentationGarca-Romero shows how these playwrights expand past a consideration of a single culture toward broader, simultaneous connections to diverse cultures. The playwrights also experiment with the theatrical form as they redefine what a Latina play can be. Following Forness legacy, these playwrights continue to contest and complicate Latina theatre. The Book Is An Examination Of The Works Of Five Contemporary Latina Playwrights: Cusi Cram, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Elaine Romero, Caridad Svich, And Karen Zacarias. It Argues That The Playwright Maria Irene Fornes's Writing And Teaching Have Influenced The Analyzed Dramatists To Produce Plays That Are More Transcultural Than Previous Generations Of Latina Playwrights--provided By Publisher. 1. Maria Irene Fornes: The Fornes Frame -- 2. Caridad Svich: Imprinting The Fornes Frame -- 3. Karen Zacarías: Navigating Multiple Borders -- 4. Elaine Romero: Viewing Latin@ Realism -- 5. Cusi Cram: Performing Latina Identity -- 6. Quiara Alegría Hudes: Conducting Theatrical Experimentation. Anne García-romero. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 219-231) And Index. "The book is an examination of the works of five contemporary Latina playwrights: Cusi Cram, Quiara Alegraia Hudes, Elaine Romero, Caridad Svich, and Karen Zacarias. It argues that the playwright Maria Irene Fornes's writing and teaching have influenced the analyzed dramatists to produce plays that are more transcultural than previous generations of Latina playwrights"--Provided by publisher.