{"product_id":"9781350515246","title":"For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStudent Editions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFor Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRyan Calais Cameron | Jenny Stevens | Izuu Nwankwo | Chris Megson | Matthew Nichols | Sara Freeman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy\u003c\/i\u003e offers up the variegated experiences of young Black men in non-Black spaces. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt works through a masterful weaving of poetry, music and movement, inviting audiences and readers to witness and empathize with the inner lives of every hue of young Black man. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally inspired by Ntozake Shange's 1974 poem\u003ci\u003e For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide \/ When the Rainbow is Enuf\u003c\/i\u003e, the play masterfully blends realism with poetic and imaginative elements, and visual with aural spectacle evident in the songs, dance sequences, poetry and dialogue, to create an original and richly textured piece of total theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was first performed at the New Diorama, London, and was revived in the West End three times subsequently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe play is published here as a Student Edition alongside commentary and notes by Izuu Nwankwo, who interrogates the play's themes around Black masculinity, identity, community and survival; its use of theatrical form; space and setting; its six main characters; its multi-sensorial texture; and its deliberate absence of stage directions and the implications for performance. It also includes an original interview with Ryan Calais Cameron.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Calais Cameron\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer for theatre and TV. His plays include \u003ci\u003eTypical\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQueens of Sheba \u003c\/i\u003e(co-written with Jessica Hagan and winner of the 2018 Edinburgh Untapped Award); \u003ci\u003eRhapsody \u003c\/i\u003e(2018 Off West End Adopt A Playwright Award); \u003ci\u003eFor Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy (\u003c\/i\u003enominated for a 2023 Olivier Award for Best New Play); and \u003ci\u003eRetrograde (\u003c\/i\u003eshortlisted for the 2019 Alfred Fagon Award and Verity Bargate Award 2020). He is an alumnus of the Royal Court writer's programme 2017 and the Soho Young Company 2016\/17. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIzuu Nwankwo \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor in the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. His research interests revolve around African and African diaspora theatre, performances and popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 June 2027\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\u003e9781350515246\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144\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":51223579492492,"sku":"9781350515246","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e7c0426c-ef27-4a06-ad54-f4af6248d2e9.jpg?v=1783077793","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350515246","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}