{"product_id":"black-matters-lewis-morrow-plays-baybras-tulips-begetters-motherson-hardcover","title":"Black Matters: Lewis Morrow Plays: Baybra's Tulips; Begetters; Motherson - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLewis Morrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicole Hodges Persley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Matters: Lewis Morrow Plays\u003c\/i\u003eis a play anthology that maps the impact of emotional, social, cultural, and economic forces that shape the quality of African American life in the 21st century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the narratives of Black men and women carrying the hopes and dreams of a generation, Morrow writes stories of dreams deferred, lives incarcerated, and families broken by circumstance who strive to beat the stereotypes of Blackness. Bending time to create hyperreal poetic engagements with anti-Blackness and systemic racism, Morrow questions who has the audacity of hope while living within circumstances that anticipate premature death. Morrow's poignant characters speak truth to power directly from their hearts as they present as unapologetically Black in a world that is indifferent to, and fatigued by, claims of racism and inequality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaybra's Tulips: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBaybra, a recently rereleased convict, returns home to live with sister Tallulah and her husband Charles under the pretence of rehabilitation but with the objective to avenge his sister's spousal abuse by his brother-in-law that resulted in the loss of her child. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBegetters: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eExplores generational inheritance of trauma focusing on husband and wife, Spicer and Norma, in the twilight years of their marriage, and their descent into darkness and therapy after the loss of a family member\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMother\/son: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA dark dramedy about a white mother who is in denial about her racist perspective and her cocaine addiction. Forced to get clean, she comes to live with her Black son (mixed race) who is reluctant to invest in her latest efforts to get clean in the converging pandemics of BLM and Cov\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLewis Morrow\u003c\/b\u003e is a Kansas City, Kansas native actor and playwright. He was named Director of New Play Development at KC MeltingPot Theatre in 2019. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicole Hodges Persley\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of American Studies and African American Studies who specializes in areas of Hip-hop Studies, Acting and Directing, and African American performance in theater, film, and television. An artist-scholar, Hodges Persley creates intentional bridges between the entertainment industry and academia. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSampling and Remixing Blackness in Hip Hop Performance, \u003c\/i\u003eand co-author of \u003ci\u003eBreaking It Down: Auditioning for Artists of the Global Majority.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52503683662131,"sku":"9781350289727","price":142.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NGRaSVZxZCt6WFFQaFFtNXV4SFF3Zz09.webp?v=1760180208","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/black-matters-lewis-morrow-plays-baybras-tulips-begetters-motherson-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}