نسل‌ها

by debbie tucker green, سهند الهامی (Translator)

محور نسل‌ها سه نسل از خانواده‌ای سیاه‌پوست هستند که به بهانۀ صحبت از مهارت‌های آشپزی، روایتگر زندگی، عشق و مرگ می‌شوند. هفت شخصیتِ نمایشنامه خواهرِ کوچک‌تر، خواهر بزرگ‌تر/دوست‌دختر، دوست‌پسر، ماما، بابا، نانا و بابابزرگ هستند به همراه یک گروه کُر. نمایشنامه متشکل از یک درآمد و پنج صحنه است که هر یک از صحنۀ قبلی کوتاه‌تر می‌شود؛ اما به‌‌رغم کوتاه بودن و نبود پی‌رنگ به معنای مرسومش، در یاد می‌ماند و مدت و فرم تکرارشونده‌اش آینۀ مضمون آن است. اثر متفاوت و تأثیرگذار دِبی تاکِر گرین که ضمن استفاده از قراردادهای متداول نمایشنامه‌نویسی کلاسیک، آن‌ها را دگرگون می‌کند و با سنت‌های رواییِ سیاه‌پوستان پیوند می‌زند، اولین بار در سال ۲۰۰۵ روی صحنه رفت و بسیار مورد تحسین قرار گرفت.

Genres: Plays

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Sahand]

3.5

[namatayi · Rating 2 out of 5]

i read this for uni, while i appreciate the interesting (though bizarre) writing style i couldn’t tell you much about the plot. there’s a family sitting around a dinner table- i think. the grandparents, mum and dad boyfriend girlfriend and a little sister. they’re talking about being able to cook, passing down cooking techniques and asking each other questions. i think this is one of those plays that are better watched and not read. from what i have learnt so far about debbie tucker green is that she is a phenomenal writer so my low rating is less about the writing more about the fact i could not tell you what this play was about. i enjoy reading plays it’s never bothered me i have to read at least three a week (i do not.) but im usually more excited to finish them. this one i was just excited to be finished so i could add it to my “read” pile. i did think it was nice to read a non traditional play but i wish my uni would stop making us read plays that are clearly much better seen rather than read.

[Electromignion · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’ve read it without any information on the play besides the fact that I have to read it for uni, I truly don’t understand what I have just read at all, I’ve been clueless for the whole time. I did not really appreciate the way it was written, I think it’s part of the plays that are should only be seen and not read. And I obviously have to do a lot of research now to try to understand the meaning of what I just read