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Ten contemporary plays that dramatize the volatile relationships between Blacks and Jews in American society.Shared Stages brings together ten of the best contemporary American plays that dramatize...
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Ten contemporary plays that dramatize the volatile relationships between Blacks and Jews in American society.

Shared Stages brings together ten of the best contemporary American plays that dramatize the explosive relationship of two tightly knit peoples-Blacks and Jews-in American society. Including works such as Driving Miss Daisy, I'm Not Rappaport, Fires in the Mirror, and Medal of Honor Rag, this collection deftly explores the interwoven destinies of Blacks and Jews through the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the women's movement, and the renewal of urban conflict. Together, these plays reveal initially unequal relationships between master and servant, doctor and patient, lawyer and client, but new stories ultimately emerge about who these characters have become, how they relate to each other, and what the future might hold for them-and for us.

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Price: £72.50
Pages: 558
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Imprint: SUNY Press
Series: SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture
Publication Date: 04 October 2007
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780791472811
Format: Hardcover
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"Shared Stages offers a unique perspective on one of the most dramatic relationships in our history. This one-of-a-kind anthology, edited by playwright professors, Sarah Blacher Cohen and Joanne Koch, provides a riveting portrait of the most compelling issues of our time. Shared Stages also delivers the profound excitement and satisfaction that only great theater can. Bravo!" — Steve Stern, author of The Angel of Forgetfulness

"The unique relationship of Blacks and Jews—fighting each other at times, but also marching together, laughing together, and dying together—is vividly depicted in the plays of Shared Stages. This anthology presents an unflinching and inspiring record of the bond between Blacks and Jews." — Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP

Acknowledgments
Introduction. Interwoven Destinies: The Drama of Blacks and Jews

1. No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs
John Henry Redwood

2. Sarah and The Sax
Lewis John Carlino

3. I'm Not Rappaport
Herb Gardner

4. Soul Sisters
Joanne B. Koch & Sarah Blacher Cohen

5. I Am a Man
OyamO

6. Medal of Honor Rag 
Tom Cole

7. The Day the Bronx Died
Michael Henry Brown

8. Driving Miss Daisy
Alfred Uhry

9. The Left Hand Singing
Barbara Lebow

10. Fires in the Mirror
Anna Deavere Smith