{"product_id":"eight-plays-for-children-the-new-generation-play-project-9780292740570","title":"Eight Plays for Children: The New Generation Play Project","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Coleman a. Jennings\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe New Generation Play Project was a daring experiment in American children's theatre. Begun in 1989 by a consortium that included the Seattle Children's Theatre, The Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, Stage One: The Louisville Children's Theatre, and the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, the NGPP raised half a million dollars to commission major American dramatists to create new works for young people and to produce these plays over a several-year period.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book provides the full text of the plays produced through the NGPP: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConstance Congdon, \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVelina Hasu Houston, \u003ci\u003eHula Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTina Howe, \u003ci\u003eEast of the Sun and West of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLen Jenkin, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMark Medoff, \u003ci\u003eKringle's Window\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEric Overmyer, \u003ci\u003eDuke Kahanamoku vs. The Surfnappers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMichael Weller, \u003ci\u003eDogbrain\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eY York, \u003ci\u003eThe Witch of Blackbird Pond\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his introduction, Coleman Jennings describes the work of the NGPP, some of the controversies surrounding its selection of playwrights who do not ordinarily write for young audiences, as well as the playwrights' reactions to the project, and the critical reception of the plays. Suzan Zeder, one of the nation's leading playwrights for family audiences, supplies the foreword.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46896793714839,"sku":"9780292740570","price":5301.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780292740570.webp?v=1770359957","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/eight-plays-for-children-the-new-generation-play-project-9780292740570","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}