Choir Boy / Tarell Alvin McCraney.
| Author/creator | McCraney, Tarell Alvin author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Theatre Communications Group, 2015. |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | 1 online resource (133 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue -- 1. An Office -- 2. A Hall -- 3. Solus -- 4. A Room -- 5. A Hall -- 6. Call Home -- 7. The Quad -- 8. A Hall -- 9. The Quad -- 10. Solus -- 11. Shower Room -- 12. Mr. Pendleton's Office -- 13. A Room -- 15. Call Home -- 16. A Hall -- 17. Shower Room -- 18. The Quad -- 19. An Office -- 20. An Office -- 21. An Office -- 22. An Office -- 23. An Office -- 24. Call Home -- 25. A Room -- 26. The Boys Dress for Commencement -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract | "An exhilarating, multi-layered new play."--The Guardian "Stirring and stylishly told ... McCraney's crispest and most confident work."-Daily News "Greatly affecting ... It takes a brave writer to set his language against the plaintive beauty of the hymns and spirituals ... but McCraney's speech holds its own, locating poetry even in casual vernacular and again demonstrating his gift for simile and metaphor."-The Village Voice The Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys is dedicated to the creation of strong, ethical black men. Pharus wants nothing more than to take his rightful place as leader of the school's legendary gospel choir, but can he find his way inside the hallowed halls of this institution if he sings in his own key' Known for his unique brand of urban lyricism, Tarrell Alvin McCraney follows up his acclaimed trilogy The Brother/Sister Plays with this affecting portrait of a gay youth trying to find the courage to let the truth about himself be known. Set against the sorrowful sounds of hymns and spirituals, Choir Boy premiered at the Royal Court in London before receiving its Off-Broadway premiere in summer 2013 to critical and popular acclaim. Tarell Alvin McCraney is author of The Brother/Sister Plays: The Brothers Size, In the Red and Brown Water, and Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet. Other works include Wig Out!, set in New York's drag clubs, and The Breach, which deals with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. His awards include the 2009 Steinberg Playwrights Award and the Paula Vogel Playwriting Award. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: McCraney, Tarell Alvin. Choir boy. First edition 9781559364683 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Drama. |
| Genre/form | Drama. |
| ISBN | 9781559367820 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1559367822 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (softcover) |
| ISBN | (softcover) |
| Publisher number | EB00645985 Recorded Books |
| Stock number | F1630E30-47CF-4525-9697-C28A5605F19B OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |