Silence of God: And Other Plays by Catherine Filloux (In Performance)

Filloux, Catherine

ISBN 10: 1906497095 / ISBN 13: 9781906497095

Published by Seagull Books, 2009

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Synopsis:

Filloux's plays explore social justice from a global perspective, with a focus on Western liberalism. Themes of 'honour killing', the Khmer Rouge genocide, human responsibility in the face of lawlessness, and women's rights are treated with a lyricism that is at once anguished, brutal and poetic. In her plays, Filloux places the personal in the political using imaginative and evocative theatricality. Her characters look through to other worlds, illuminating the complexity of different cultures and the difficulty of seeking justice.A collection of five new plays by Catherine Filloux, with introductions for each play by the leading scholars who provide context and commentary on the range of Filloux's drama. Lemkin's House is a surreal portrait of Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the word genocide. In "The Beauty Inside", Filloux places the audience in the midst of a culture war after an attempted 'honour killing'. "In Eyes of the Heart", a Cambodian refugee woman suffers from psychosomatic blindness. "Silence of God" depicts America's complicity through the eyes of a journalist, at the end of the Pol Pot leadership. "Mary and Myra" is a play about one woman (Mary Todd Lincoln) damned by her reputation, saved by one (Myra Badwell) who was damned into obscurity.

About the Authors:

CATHERINE FILLOUX is an award-winning playwright who has been writing about genocide, human rights, and social justice for the past twenty years. She received her M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU and her French Baccalaureate with Honors in Toulon, France. She is a co-founder of Theatre Without Borders, a volunteer organization engaged in international theater exchange. Her awards include the PeaceWriting Award, Roger L. Stevens Award, Eric Kocher Playwrights Award (O'Neill) and the Callaway Award. Her articles have appeared in American Theatre, Manoa, The Drama Review, Contemporary Theatre Review (UK), and the Drama Guild Quarterly.

Catherine Filloux is an award-winning playwright who has been writing about genocide, human rights, and social justice for the past twenty years. She received her M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU and her French Baccalau reat

Bibliographic Details

Title: Silence of God: And Other Plays by Catherine...
Publisher: Seagull Books
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good
Edition: 2nd Edition