| Author: | Danai Gurira | ISBN: | 9781559368742 |
| Publisher: | Theatre Communications Group | Publication: | February 13, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Theatre Communications Group | Language: | English |
| Author: | Danai Gurira |
| ISBN: | 9781559368742 |
| Publisher: | Theatre Communications Group |
| Publication: | February 13, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Theatre Communications Group |
| Language: | English |
“Soul-searing...*Eclipsed *shines with a compassion that makes us see beyond the suffering to the indomitable humanity of its characters.” Charles Isherwood, New York Times
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“A major achievement...*Eclipsed *is shattering in part because, while the Liberian Civil War finally ended, the struggle continues in a ravished human landscape. We can do little more than bear witness—something this miraculous play helps boldly to accomplish.” Jeremy Gerard, Deadline
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“Danai Gurira’s remarkable play is an epic of war and suffering... painted with warmth, humor and rage...A considerable work of art.” Stewart Pringle, Time Out London
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“It’s a common lament that there are no good roles for women. But Danai Gurira has packed this harrowing drama with five of them.” Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily News
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Amid the chaos of the Liberian Civil War, the captive wives of a rebel officer band together to form a fragile community—until the balance of their lives is upset by the arrival of a new girl. Drawing on reserves of wit and compassion, *Eclipsed *reveals distinct women who must discover their own means of survival in this chilling and humanizing story of transformation and renewal in a hostile world of horrors not of their own making.
Danai Gurira is an award-winning Zimbabwean American actor and playwright. Her plays include In the Continuum, The Convert, *Familiar *and Eclipsed. As an actor, she is best known for her role as Michonne on AMC’s The Walking Dead. She is the co-founder of Almasi Collaborative Arts, and founder LOVE OUR GIRLS: a campaign bringing awareness to injustices faced by women and girls throughout the world. (Visit: logpledge.org)
“Soul-searing...*Eclipsed *shines with a compassion that makes us see beyond the suffering to the indomitable humanity of its characters.” Charles Isherwood, New York Times
* *
“A major achievement...*Eclipsed *is shattering in part because, while the Liberian Civil War finally ended, the struggle continues in a ravished human landscape. We can do little more than bear witness—something this miraculous play helps boldly to accomplish.” Jeremy Gerard, Deadline
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“Danai Gurira’s remarkable play is an epic of war and suffering... painted with warmth, humor and rage...A considerable work of art.” Stewart Pringle, Time Out London
* *
“It’s a common lament that there are no good roles for women. But Danai Gurira has packed this harrowing drama with five of them.” Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily News
* *
Amid the chaos of the Liberian Civil War, the captive wives of a rebel officer band together to form a fragile community—until the balance of their lives is upset by the arrival of a new girl. Drawing on reserves of wit and compassion, *Eclipsed *reveals distinct women who must discover their own means of survival in this chilling and humanizing story of transformation and renewal in a hostile world of horrors not of their own making.
Danai Gurira is an award-winning Zimbabwean American actor and playwright. Her plays include In the Continuum, The Convert, *Familiar *and Eclipsed. As an actor, she is best known for her role as Michonne on AMC’s The Walking Dead. She is the co-founder of Almasi Collaborative Arts, and founder LOVE OUR GIRLS: a campaign bringing awareness to injustices faced by women and girls throughout the world. (Visit: logpledge.org)
