Women Writing Women: An Anthology of Spanish-American Theater of the 1980s (Suny Series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture)

This first anthology in English dedicated exclusively to Spanish-American women playwrights includes eight plays by award-winning authors who have received national and international acclaim. While these playwrights articulate concerns similar to those of their male counterparts - social injustice, the question of identity, the role of art, the power of writing - their feminist perspectives offer a fresh view of Spanish America by challenging traditional male representations of women. While the plays humorously reveal the cultural and social politics of each country, they also examine seriously the absurdities of everyday life. The playwrights include Isidora Aguirre (Chile), Sabina Berman (Mexico), Myrna Casas (Puerto Rico), Teresa Marichal (Puerto Rico), Diana Raznovich (Argentina), Mariela Romero (Venezuela), Beatriz Seibel (Argentina), and Maruxa Vilalta (Mexico). "Translations of eight plays by acclaimed women playwrights: Isidora Aguirre (Chile), Sabina Berman (Mexico), Myrna Casas (Puerto Rico), Teresa Marichal (Puerto Rico), Diana Raznovich (Argentina), Mariela Romero (Venezuela), Beatriz Seibel (Argentina), and Maruxa Vilalta (Mexico). Introductory essay and bio-bibliographical notes on each author offer ample contextualization supplemented by a useful bibliography of primary and secondary sources. Lively translations by editors and Kirsten Nigro produce stageworthy scripts. Outstanding collection highly recommended for classroom and dramatic use"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. Women Writing Women......Page 1 Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 Notes......Page 21 Notes......Page 25 The Altarpiece of Yumbel......Page 26 Characters......Page 28 Scene I......Page 29 Scene II......Page 38 Scene III......Page 44 Scene IV......Page 45 Scene V......Page 50 Scene VI......Page 55 Scene VII......Page 63 Scene VIII......Page 69 Notes......Page 77 Notes......Page 78 Yankee (originally BILL)......Page 79 Characters......Page 80 Scene I......Page 81 Scene II......Page 86 Scene III......Page 87 Scene IV......Page 91 Scene V......Page 98 Scene VI......Page 100 Scene VII......Page 106 Scene VIII......Page 109 Scene IX......Page 110 Scene X......Page 116 Scene XI......Page 117 Scene XII......Page 118 Scene XIII......Page 119 Notes......Page 125 Notes......Page 126 The Great USkrainian Circus......Page 127 Act I......Page 128 Act II......Page 164 Notes......Page 187 Notes......Page 188 Evening Walk......Page 190 Note......Page 212 Dial-a-Mom1......Page 214 Author's Explanatory Note......Page 215 Notes......Page 239 Waiting for the Italian......Page 241 Act I......Page 242 Act II......Page 267 Notes......Page 301 Notes......Page 303 7 Times Eve......Page 304 Single Act......Page 305 Notes......Page 327 A Woman, Two Men, and a Gunshot A Play in Ten Scenes......Page 331 Scene I: The Group......Page 332 Scene II: In Long Island, That Night (A Parody in One Act)......Page 340 Scene III: The Group......Page 358 Scene IV: The Merciers' Tea (A Play In One Act)......Page 360 Scene V: The Group......Page 378 Scene VI: The Drunken Boat (A Play In One Act)......Page 385 Scene VII: The Group......Page 398 Songs (Words by Maruxa Vilalta and Original Music by Luis Rivero)......Page 400 Scene IX: The Group......Page 426 Scene X: The Group......Page 427 Note......Page 432 Plays......Page 433 Criticism......Page 434 Other Publications......Page 435 Plays......Page 436 Plays......Page 437 Narrative......Page 438 Criticism......Page 439 Criticism......Page 440 Criticism......Page 441 Plays......Page 442 Plays in Translation......Page 443 Criticism......Page 444 General Bibliography......Page 446 C......Page 453 F......Page 454 M......Page 455 V......Page 456 Z......Page 457 This first anthology in English dedicated exclusively to Spanish-American women playwrights includes eight plays by award-winning authors who have received national and international acclaim.While these playwrights articulate concerns similar to those of their male counterparts—social injustice, the question of identity, the role of art, the power of writing—their feminist perspectives offer a fresh view of Spanish America by challenging traditional male representations of women. While the plays humorously reveal the cultural and social politics of each country, they also examine seriously the absurdities of everyday life. The playwrights include Isidora Aguirre (Chile), Sabina Berman (Mexico), Myrna Casas (Puerto Rico), Teresa Marichal (Puerto Rico), Diana Raznovich (Argentina), Mariela Romero (Venezuela), Beatriz Seibel (Argentina), and Maruxa Vilalta (Mexico).Teresa Cajiao Salas is Emeritus Professor of Spanish, State University of New York, College at Buffalo. She is also the author of Temas y símbolas en la abra de Luis Alberto Heiremans; El teatro de hoy en Costa Rica (with Anita Herzfeld); and Asedios a la poesía de Nicomedes Santa Cruz (with Henry J. Richards). Margarita Vargas is Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, State University of New York at Buffalo. She is the co-translator (with Juan Bruce-Novoa) of The House on the Beach by Juan García Ponce. Translations Of Eight Plays By Acclaimed Women Playwrights: Isidora Aguirre (chile), Sabina Berman (mexico), Myrna Casas (puerto Rico), Teresa Marichal (puerto Rico), Diana Raznovich (argentina), Mariela Romero (venezuela), Beatriz Seibel (argentina), And Maruxa Vilalta (mexico). Introductory Essay And Bio-bibliographical Notes On Each Author Offer Ample Contextualization Supplemented By A Useful Bibliography Of Primary And Secondary Sources. Lively Translations By Editors And Kirsten Nigro Produce Stageworthy Scripts. Outstanding Collection Highly Recommended For Classroom And Dramatic Use--handbook Of Latin American Studies, V. 58. Altarpiece Of Yumbel / Isidora Aguirre -- Yankee / Sabina Berman -- The Great Uskranian Circus / Myrna Casas -- Evening Walk / Teresa Marichal -- Dial-a-mom / Diana Raznovich -- Waiting For The Italian / Mariela Romero -- Seven Times Eve / Beatriz Seibel -- A Woman, Two Men, And A Gunshot / Maruxa Vilalta. Edited By Teresa Cajiao Salas And Margarita Vargas ; Introduction By Margarita Vargas. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 443-462) And Index. Altarpiece of Yumbel / Isidora Aguirre Yankee / Sabina Berman The great USkranian circus / Myrna Casas Evening walk / Teresa Marichal Lugo Dial-a-mom / Diana Raznovich Waiting for the Italian / Mariela Romero Seven times Eve / Beatriz Seibel A woman, two men, and a gunshot / Maruxa Vilalta.