Seeking The Genesis
by Kia Corthron

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90 mins Unit Set/Multiple Settings American

Synopsis

THE STORY: Six-year-old hyper Kite flies.

But his teacher tells his mother, C Ana, that his ever-excitement is a brain disease and urges medication: Ritalin.

Not just to calm him down--his jumpiness, C Ana is told, is cerebrally, genetically relat

Press Reviews

"…what makes [Corthron's] drama an occasion of great joy is the presence of a unique and powerful voice in the theater. Not since the emergence of August Wilson has there been a playwright who has created language in such a fever of fervent poetry… speaks with stunning dramatic urgency and emotional clarity."

— Chicago Tribune

Publication

Year 2002
Binding Paperback
Pages 56
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822218180
ISBN-10 0822218186
LCCN 2006471318
LCC MLCS 2006/44918 (P)

Seeking The Genesis is a American play written by Kia Corthron and published by Dramatists Play Service (2002).

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