{"product_id":"is-god-is","title":"Is God Is \/ What to Send Up When It Goes Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Aleshea Harris turns theater into a monument, ephemeral but real, to ongoing pain. You can't tear down a statue that never shows up outside.\" --Vinson Cunningham,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes two dynamic plays from Aleshea Harris that confront the experience of being Black in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn explosive epic that examines the cyclical nature of violence,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs God Is\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollows twin sisters who undertake a dangerous journey to exact revenge upon their father at the behest of their dying mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat to Send Up When It Goes Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a play-pageant-ritual response to anti-Blackness in America. It is a challenge to us all: to heal through expression, expulsion, and movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAleshea Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an American playwright, spoken word artist, author, educator, actor, performer and screenwriter. Her work has been presented many places, including the Costume Shop at American Conservatory Theater, Playfest at Orlando Shakespeare Theater, VOXfest at Dartmouth, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Theatre @ Boston Court, L'École de la Comédie de Saint-Étienne, National Drama Center in France. Harris's awards include the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize, the Steinberg Playwright Award, the Helen Merrill Award for Playwrighting, the Hermitage Greenfield Prize, and The Horton Foote Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublish Date: April 5, 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781559369633\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 8.4 X 5.4 X 0.7 inches | 0.8 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBISAC Categories: Arts \u0026amp; Hobbies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Aleshea Harris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48849094410475,"sku":"9781559369633","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781559369633.jpg?v=1781321826","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/is-god-is","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}