by matthew paul olmos
New for October 2012 from Santa Catalina Editions: ART AND DECADENCE PLAYS (Magnificent Waste, Lulu Ascending, Tilt Heaven) by Caridad Svich The three plays by OBIE-winning playwright Caridad Svich examine varying aspects of art and decadence through the lens of contemporary visual art, photography, painting, and fashion. MAGNIFICENT WASTE (2012 finalist for PEN Center USA Literary Award in Drama), LULU ASCENDING (a play on Wedekind's Lulu plays) and TILT HEAVEN are acid-dipped views of celebrity culture and consumerism, suffused with a hard ache for the lost souls that inhabit their distinct harsh-lit, emptied worlds of sadness. ISBN: 978-1-300-34935-8 Paperback: $20.00 purchase link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/caridad-svich/caridad-svich-art-and-decadence-plays/paperback/product-20476643.html Santa Catalina Editions is an imprint of NoPassport. Tags: NoPassport Press
New October 2012 title from NoPassport Press RED FROGS AND OTHER PLAYS by Ruth Margraff Afterword by Randy Gener RED FROGS AND OTHER PLAYS by Ruth Margraff collects three astonishing, thrilling plays: the title play, THE ELEKTRA FUGUES and STADIUM DEVILDARE. Margraff is one of the US' most daring playwright-poets and this collection defies expectations and leaves readers and audiences breathless with wonder. ISBN: 978-1-300-32500-0 paperback US Retail: $15.00 purchase link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/ruth-margraff/red-frogs-and-other-plays/paperback/product-20462149.html Tags: NoPassport Press
New from NoPassport Press September 2012 ETCHED IN SKIN ON A SUNLIT NIGHT by Kara Lee Corthron an intense and theatrical drama about lust, culture clash, and betrayal marks the arrival of one of the most exciting new voices in American theatre. The compelling story follows Jules, an African-American painter who has fled the U.S. under ambiguous circumstances and embraced a whole new life and family in Iceland. As Barack Obama’s meteoric presidential campaign makes Jules more homesick than ever, her husband presents their biracial daughter with a shocking present, and a mysterious visitor shows up at Jules’ studio. This whirlwind of events brings the demons of Jules’ past crashing down on her new family and challenges her sense of racial and personal identity. Originally premiered at Interact Theatre in Philadelphia. ISBN: 978-1-300-19029-5 Retail: $10.00 paperback purchase link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/kara-lee-corthron/etched-in-skin-on-a-sunlit-night/paperback/product-20386427.html NoPassport Press www.nopassport.org Tags: NoPassport Press