Blood at the Root

Blood at the Root - Paperback

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Blood at the Root

Blood at the Root - Paperback

by Dominique Morisseau
$23.94
Sale price  $23.94 Regular price 

Book Overview

A striking new ensemble drama based on the Jena Six; six Black students who were initially charged with attempted murder for a school fight after being provoked with nooses hanging from a tree on campus. This bold new play by Dominique Morisseau (Sunset Baby Detroit '67

ISBN9780573705144
Author Dominique Morisseau
PublisherConcord Theatricals
GenreArts and Drama
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2017
LanguageENG- English
Pages78
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Dominique Morisseau

Dominique Morisseau is the author of The Detroit Project, which includes the plays Skeleton Crew, Paradise Blue, and Detroit '67. Additional plays include Pipeline, Sunset Baby, Blood at the Root, Follow Me To Nellie's, Confederates, and Bad Kreyòl. She is also the Tony-nominated book writer of the Broadway musical Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations. Morisseau is an alumna of The Public Theater Emerging Writers Group, Women's Project Lab, and Lark Playwrights Workshop and has developed work at Sundance Lab, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference. She also served as co-producer on the Showtime series Shameless (3 seasons). She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Steinberg Playwright Award, the NBTF August Wilson Playwriting Award, and the MacArthur Genius Grant.

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