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Dael Orlandersmith
The Gimmick
by Dael Orlandersmith
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Readers find the play to be exceptionally well written and emotionally impactful. The writing resonates strongly, leaving a profound effect on the audience.
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Synopsis
THE STORY: BEAUTY'S DAUGHTER.
One woman's journey with many obstacles stacked against her.
The heroine or anti-heroine can choose to be a victim of the violent cards life has dealt her or she can use her poetry and music as a creative means to de
Press Reviews
"Scorching…terrible and touching…M. Orlandersmith is herself wholly original, a riveting combatant in a story, like all war stories, that stamps her as one who has been there.” —The New York Times. ”[Orlandersmith's] depictions of the characters in her native East Harlem neighborhood—some broken, some on the way down—are passionate and full of insight."
— The New Yorker
Publication
PublisherDramatists Play Service
Year2003
BindingPaperback
Pages72
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822218838
ISBN-100822218836
LCCN2006421900
LCCMLCS 2006/45134 (P)
The Gimmick is a American play written by Dael Orlandersmith and published by Dramatists Play Service (2003).
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Dramatists Play Service · 2003 · 72 pp
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Fee:Minimum Fee: $65 per performance
Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)
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