500 Great Books By Women discussion

I'm thinking either for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf or Wit for this one.

A listopia rendition of Book Riot's best fifty plays by women: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Plays I'm considering:

Claudia Rankine's new play, The White Card: A Play has a March 19 release date.

Detroit '67 by Dominique Morisseau.

Yasmina Reza: Art or The God of Carnage

The Dilemma of a Ghost and Anowa by Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghana)

Just discovered Chilean-born, Vancouver-residing, dissident playwright and performance artist, Carmen Aguirre, from a blurb on Edelweiss, and was intrigued.
In February, there's a new release of Chile Con Carne (no GR record yet) which includes 3 of her early plays (Chile Con Carne, ¿QUE PASA with LA RAZA, eh?, and In a Land Called I Don’t Remember – all of which treat the theme of exile). Or I may try to find a copy of The Refugee Hotel.

I also still haven't read any of Lynn Nottage's plays, which strikes me as criminal. All of these 3 appeal.

Ruined
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Sweat

Another resource: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

I've also incorporated it in the first post.

Carol - Changes by Ama Ata Aidoo is a novel, isn't it?
Also I would highly recommend "Intimate Apparel" by Lynn Nottage, its a slightly longer play but its a treat.

Aubrey - I am making through this list slowly. Its a great way to get introduced to new playwrights and go through their catalogue. I don't always agree with the list's considerations, but it provided a good starting point.

Sookie wrote: "Carol - Changes by Ama Ata Aidoo is a novel, isn't it?
Also I would highly recommend "Intimate Apparel" by Lynn Nottage, its a slightly longer play but its a treat.

Aubrey - I am making through t..."

I’ll check tomorrow, sookie. The article I was reading yesterday may have been in error.

Carol wrote: "I also still haven't read any of Lynn Nottage's plays, which strikes me as criminal. All of these 3 appeal.

Ruined
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
[book..."


What the heck? Why haven't I read these? Thanks Carol--[book:Ruined|6411892] is a must, and soon!

Amina wrote: "Carol, you've made so many wonderful suggestions! I've never heard of these play-writes and now desperately need to get my hands on The Refugee Hotel and Sweat especially.

Since Anne Carson's tran..."

I know- right?