{"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 The 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\u003e This book provides the full text of the plays produced through the NGPP: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Constance Congdon, \u003ci\u003e Beauty and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Velina Hasu Houston, \u003ci\u003e Hula Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tina Howe, \u003ci\u003e East of the Sun and West of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Len Jenkin, \u003ci\u003e The Invisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mark Medoff, \u003ci\u003e Kringle's Window\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Eric Overmyer, \u003ci\u003e Duke Kahanamoku vs. The Surfnappers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Michael Weller, \u003ci\u003e Dogbrain\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Y York, \u003ci\u003e The Witch of Blackbird Pond\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Coleman a. Jennings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.01w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292740570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1999 pg. 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 87 - Recommended\/Special Interest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormer president of the Children's Theatre Association of America, Coleman A. Jennings served as Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance for twelve years at the University of Texas at Austin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40490350018675,"sku":"9.78029E+12","price":80.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a79df8ab-b7bb-45e7-8670-8bafb21668b7.jpg?v=1664889187","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/eight-plays-for-children-the-new-generation-play-project-9780292740570","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}