Between Worlds: Contemporary Asian-American Plays

by Misha Berson (editor)

Excerpt from "...They are first-, second- and third-generations Americans with ancestral roots in China, Japan and the Philippines. They were reared as Baptists, Catholics and Buddhists, in bilingual households and in families where only English was spoken. Their plays vary greatly, ranging in style from naturalistic family drama to performance-art spectacle and mythical fable....This anthology reflects the vitality of an expandingbody of Asian-American stage literature....."

Genres: Plays

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Misha Berson (Seattle, WA) is a theatre critic for the Seattle Times and the author of the books Between Worlds: Contemporary Asian-American Plays and The San Francisco Stage. She writes regularly for American Theatre Magazine and other publications. She appears as a commentator on KUOW-FM radio, has taught at the University of Washington and San Francisco State University, and is the former executive director of Theatre Bay Area."