Blu

Blu

by Grise, Virginia

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"Memory, history, and culture collide with the starlit rooftop dreams of a myth-inspired character as Soledad and her partner, Hailstorm, redefine family on their own terms after the death of their eldest son in Iraq. blu, steeped in poetic realism and contemporary politics, challenges us to try to imagine a time before war. Selected as the winner of the 2010 Yale Drama competition from more than 950 submissions, Virginia Grise's play blu takes place in the present but looks back on the not too…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Blu / Virginia Grise ; foreword by David Hare.

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"Memory, history, and culture collide with the starlit rooftop dreams of a myth-inspired character as Soledad and her partner, Hailstorm, redefine family on their own terms after the death of their eldest son in Iraq. blu, steeped in poetic realism and contemporary politics, challenges us to try to imagine a time before war. Selected as the winner of the 2010 Yale Drama competition from more than 950 submissions, Virginia Grise's play blu takes place in the present but looks back on the not too distant past through a series of prayers, rituals, and dreams. Contest judge David Hare commented, "Virginia Grise is a blazingly talented writer, and her play blu stays with you a long time after you've read it." Noting that 2010 was a banner year for women playwrights, he added, "Women's writing for the theatre is stronger and more eloquent than it has ever been.""-- Cover page 4.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2011

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The Physical Object

  • Description:xviii, 58 pages ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780300169225, 0300169221
  • oclc:on1156780695
  • LC Classification:PS3607.R569

Subjects

Death Death -- Drama Drama Mexican American families Mexican American families -- Drama United States United States -- Drama War War drama

Writers

Grise, Virginia

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