{"product_id":"9781350514546","title":"Methuen Drama Anthology of Native American Plays Indigenous Spaces","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMethuen Drama Play Collections\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMethuen Drama Anthology of Native American Plays\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eIndigenous Spaces\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCourtney Elkin Mohler | Christy Stanlake\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeading scholars collect, introduce, and contextualize a diverse array of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enewly-published contemporary Native American plays.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing works that engage with the major themes, artists, and plays of Native American theatre, \u003ci\u003eIndigenous Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e places a special emphasis on the aesthetics, cultural meanings, and political goals of the genre as it\u003cbr\u003einteracts with the changing needs of Native North American peoples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first collection of plays from multiple Native American playwrights to be published in over a decade, this anthology presents new plays by key Indigenous theatre-makers across Native North America who are currently writing and producing a range of theatrical works. From a reimagining of \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e in Madeline Sayet's \u003ci\u003eThe Neverland\u003c\/i\u003e, to the incredible true story of a 900-mile odyssey in \u003ci\u003eAnd So We Walked\u003c\/i\u003e by DeLanna Studi, these plays pay homage to the wide breadth of Native Theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter opens with critical commentary written by the editors, who weave the play's dramaturgy into broader discussions of Native storytelling and performative movements. Individually, these pieces offer exciting opportunities for performance and study; when collected together, the plays elicit an even more nuanced socio-historical, philosophical understanding of Native Theatre across the 21st century. The volume directly compliments Methuen Drama's \u003ci\u003eCritical Companion to Native American and First Nations \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheatre and Performance: Indigenous Spaces.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCourtney Elkin Mohler\u003c\/b\u003e (Santa Barbara Chumash) is Associate Professor of Theatre at Boston College. She co-authored \u003ci\u003eCritical Companion to Native American and First Nations Theatre and Performance: Indigenous Spaces \u003c\/i\u003e(2020) and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in Indigenous theatre.  As a stage director and dramaturg, Mohler is dedicated to supporting new work by Native American playwrights.  Some recent dramaturgy credits include Pure Native by Vickie Ramirez at Geva Theatre, \u003ci\u003eDesert Stories for Lost Girls \u003c\/i\u003eby Lily Rushing at Latino Theatre Company\/Native Voices at the Autry\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Thanksgiving Play\u003c\/i\u003e by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota) at Virginia Stage Company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristy Stanlake \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of English at the United States Naval Academy, where she directs the Academy's theatre program.  With research interests in Native American theatre and performance, dramaturgy, and literature, Stanlake authored \u003ci\u003eNative American Drama:  A Critical Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and co-authored \u003ci\u003eCritical Companion to Native American and First Nations Theatre: Indigenous Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) with Jaye Darby and Courtney Elkin Mohler. Stanlake has applied theories of Native theatre to her direction of JudyLee Oliva's \u003ci\u003eTe Ata\u003c\/i\u003e and Lynn Riggs's \u003ci\u003eGreen Grow the Lilacs\u003c\/i\u003e; both productions toured to the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350514546\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e560\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335697350796,"sku":"9781350514546","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_6bdbcf4a-cc3d-492b-ad7a-6e91a82757fd.jpg?v=1788030775","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350514546","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}