Description
A radical examination of the power of spectatorship and the pressure of destructive preconceptions, Jackie Sibblies Drury's 2019 Pulitzer prize-winner Fairview is a searing meta-theatrical interrogation of the white gaze, performance, and the subjectivity of the audience.
About the Author
Jackie Sibblies Drury is an American playwright. A native of Plainfield, New Jersey, she is a graduate of the Brown University MFA playwriting program, receiving the David Wickham Prize in Playwriting. Drury is known for plays including Social Creatures and Marys Seacole. Her play We Are Proud to Present a Presentation about the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, from the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 (Soho Rep., 2012), was called by The New York Times "her breakout work".
Reviews
'Dazzling and ruthless...a glorious, scary reminder of the unmatched power of live theatre to rattle, roil and shake us wide awake.' * The New York Times (Critic's Pick) *
'Outstanding, frustrating, hilarious' * The New Yorker *
Awards
Winner of The Pulitzer Prize 2019 and Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for female playwrights 2019.
Book Information
ISBN 9781350267619
Author Jackie Sibblies Drury
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 122g