Read 12 Plays Written by Black Writers

Hosted by intheafrofuture

1 participant, 8 books added

Starts: Monday, 01 January 2024

Ends: Tuesday, 31 December 2024

I wanna read 12 plays this year but only by Black writers. 

All books added
Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry by Rachel Lynett

Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry

Rachel Lynett

96 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction play
Venus by Suzan-Lori Parks

Venus

Suzan-Lori Parks

165 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction play challenging reflective slow-paced
Clyde's by Lynn Nottage

Clyde's

Lynn Nottage

96 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary play funny lighthearted medium-paced
Sweat by Lynn Nottage

Sweat

Lynn Nottage

112 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction play emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu, Antoinette Nwandu

Pass Over

Antoinette Nwandu, Antoinette Nwandu

104 pages • missing pub info (editions)

play challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Dutchman and the Slave: Two Plays by LeRoi Jones

Dutchman and the Slave: Two Plays

City of Shadows #3

LeRoi Jones

96 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction fantasy play challenging dark tense fast-paced
Ruined by Lynn Nottage

Ruined

Lynn Nottage

96 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction play dark fast-paced
Funnyhouse of a Negro by Adrienne Kennedy

Funnyhouse of a Negro

Adrienne Kennedy

28 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction play challenging dark slow-paced