Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Download or read book Necessary Theater written by Jorge A. Huerta and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1989-07-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Huerta, a leading exponent of contemporary Chicano theater, has assembled six short, representative plays that not only share the common theme of survival but also have received successful staging. The playsÍ stylistic variety, from the Brechtian Guadalupe and La victima through the realistically domestic Soldierboy to the modern morality play Money, combined with useful introductions both to the collection as a whole and to each of the scripts, enhances the anthologyÍs value. Readers should be informed that some scenes are bilingual and some written entirely in Spanish. Recommended especially for libraries serving Hispanic communities.