Katrina on Stage: Five Plays
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Trauth, Suzanne M. / Brenner, Lisa S., PUBLISHER: Northwestern University Press, The ong>playsong> collected in this volume give artistic expression to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. In so doing, they also illuminate many social, political, ong>andong> environmental issues central to American life. Besides telling the kinds of stories that the news media could not, these ong>playsong> explore the deeply rooted problems plaguing New Orleans. The factual basis of these ong>playsong> serves a documentary purpose, but, as drama, they also depict the flood's consequences for individuals - unimaginable loss, powerlessness, displacement. The ong>playsong> collected here - Rising Water by John Biguenet; The Breach by Catherine Filloux, Tarell Alvin McCraney, ong>andong> Joe Sutton; Because They Have No Words by Tim Maddock ong>andong> Lotti Louise Pharrissis; Trash Bag Tourist by ong>Samuelong> Brett Williams; ong>andong> Katrina: The K Word by Lisa Brenner ong>andong> Suzanne Trauth - show how theatre can both enhance our understong>andong>ing of disastrous events ong>andong> facilitate a sense of community between audiences ong>andong> those who experienced them.