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The Insurgents
Lucy Thurber
Insurrection
by Robert O'hara
Synopsis
The first publication of Insurrection, a remarkable debut of a major new African-American theatre artist.
The playwright won the distinguished Oppenheim Award from Newsday for best new playwright of 1997.
Insurrection is a chilling exploration of the roots of the Nat Turner slave insurrection through the eyes of a contemporary black man who is transported back through time with his grandfather.
Press Reviews
"…bold, intimate and outrageous. It is as dangerous and daring as it is playful and knowing. Robert O'Hara's voice is unique and overflowing with theatrical invention.“ —George C. Wolfe. ”Extraordinarily, vastly entertaining, fearlessly free and off-the-wall and yet deeply meaningful, Robert O'Hara's INSURRECTION is one of the most amazing new plays in recent years.“ —San Francisco Post. ”…one seriously hilarious and hilariously serious play…remarkably exciting, deeply provocative, comically profound…“ —San Francisco Examiner. ”…[a] time-bending comic fantasia…toying with accepted notions about history, race and sexual identity…"
— The New York Times
Publication
Publisher Theatre Communications
Year 1999
Binding Paperback
Edition 1st
Pages 112
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9781559361576
ISBN-10 1559361573
eISBN-13 9781559368308
LCCN 98049485
LCC PS3565.H296 I55 1999
DCC 812/.54
Insurrection is a American comedy play written by Robert O'hara and published by Theatre Communications in New York (1999).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play (eISBN 9781559368308).
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