A collection of four stunningly imaginative plays that examine and deconstruct Asian American identity from the acclaime......more
"An Asian face on stage is significant, and signifying. So as a writer I consider it my job to try and shape how and wha......more
"An Asian face on stage is significant, and signifying. So as a writer I consider it my job to try and shape how and wha......more
This is a book about Palestinians elsewhere and Palestinian elsewheres. Articulating an ambiguous right to remain out-of......more
An exhilarating biographical play about international icon Bruce Lee from three-time Pulitzer finalist David Henry Hwang......more
Inspired by a true story, Lloyd Suh’s piercing and whimsical play draws a stark line from the voyeuristic gawking of 19t......more
A poetic, heartbreaking story of intergenerational queer history in Lebanon, The Green Line weaves together civil war Be......more
You can call him Cockroach, or Roach for short. He’s a catnip-smoking city slicker living in the dark corners behind the......more
It’s the 1970s, and Fereydoun Farrokhzad’s star is blazing bright - he’s a sex symbol and chart-topping pop singer. Imag......more
Chunkyz Shisha Lounge is a home away from home for Jihad, Rashid and Asif, a space where community whispers are heard, j......more
The Incomplete Amber Reed is a rigorously incomplete compendium of Amber Reed’s partial, unfinished, and excerpted plays......more
A complex and compelling bilingual play that examines the intersections of queerness and Indian-American identity. When ......more
Krishna Kumari: The Tragedy of India introduces readers to the first English language play in modern India. Written in 1......more
Krishna Kumari: The Tragedy of India introduces readers to the first English language play in modern India. Written in 1......more
This book is a ground-breaking collection on contemporary Arab theatre. Through four sections discussing occupation and ......more
Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama: English Obie Award for Best New American Play: English Two breakout plays b......more
In his first play collection published in English, international audiences can finally discover the acclaimed work of Ab......more
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This book offers a concise and cutting-edge repository of essential information on new independent Indian films, which h......more
This book interrogates anew the phenomenon of tradition in a dialogical debate with a host of Western thinkers and criti......more
Nō drama, which integrates speech, song, dance, music, mask, and costume into a distinctive art form, is among Japan’s m......more
Nō drama, which integrates speech, song, dance, music, mask, and costume into a distinctive art form, is among Japan’s m......more
Inspired by a true story, we the same opens in 1979 Việt Nam, where six children and a mother become separated from thei......more
The play Bewildered God, comprising fourteen scenes, unleashes a different taste to the readers and audience of Odia lit......more
Winner of the 2023 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play. Joe Hisaishi and Royal Shakespeare Company prese......more
The playwright Narayan Sahoo brilliantly knocks on society’s door to glance over the agonies and suffering the dominated......more
Phanatasmagoria is a political play exploring how power, censorship and tradition can silence debate. Mehrosh, a celebra......more
A collection of two plays by Indian playwright Satish Alekar. Satish Alekar is widely considered one of the most progres......more
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One of the renowned playwrights of Odisha, Shankar Prasad Tripathy’s Nabakalebara is a historical play. It’s so vast tha......more
Mitsue Sakamoto and Ralph MacLean both suffered tremendous loss during WWII: Mitsue as a survivor of a Japanese Canadian......more
A new apartment should be a warm and welcoming signal to a fresh chapter of life. It shouldn’t be where a family waits i......more
Butoh America unearths the artists and networks that popularized butoh dance in the Americas, through a focused look at ......more
The Soul of Kansa is of two Acts. Act I highlights the Indian myth, as prescribed in the Mahabharat, of the conflict of ......more
Zafar flees homophobic persecution in Pakistan to seek asylum in the UK. Londoner Bilal (or Billy as he prefers to be kn......more
Columbus’s adventurous and romantic sea voyage and indomitable zeal to explore the ’New Land’ or country is concatenated......more
A play exploring biracial identity. ’I’m scared that I’m missing out on things, losing things, that were supposed to be ......more
Offering the first systematic overview of modern and contemporary Chinese literature from a translation studies perspect......more
No matter where you live, the ups and downs of married life are universal. For a middle-aged American couple traveling t......more
Jason returns from war to literary glory after writing an international bestseller, but his celebrity is underscored by ......more
1959, Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward County, Canada. On the edge of spring, two men are finishing an A-frame cabin on Robli......more
When Rosa, an impoverished Filipina domestic worker, finds herself enslaved in London, she is desperate to escape - her ......more
Two plays about Palestine. THE RETURN, was performed in Hebrew in Israel and was performed at Mosaic Theater in Washingt......more
Love and loss, revenge and regret - Peach Blossom, a best-seller in China, presents stories from the underbelly of moder......more
Using theories of national, transnational and world cinema, and genre theories and psychoanalysis as the basis of its ar......more
Based on a true story, In Search of Love, recounts a spiraling odyssey of a farm boy, NADER, and his struggle to be who ......more
This is a book about Palestinians elsewhere and Palestinian elsewheres. Articulating an ambiguous right to remain out-of......more
This innovative play, written in the early 20th century, is a fascinating exploration of Chinese culture and society. Co......more
A one-act play by Claro M. Recto, a prominent Filipino politician and writer. The play explores themes of loneliness, de......more
This dramatic work by Sadakichi Hartmann is a retelling of the life of Buddha in twelve scenes. Originally written in th......more
This collection of Japanese plays, translated into English by Stanley Hughes Miyamori, offers readers a fascinating glim......more
Featuring a foreword by T.S. Wentworth, Certain Moble Plays of Japan offers readers a unique glimpse into the world of J......more
This book presents the first volume of a two-part series on the Miracle Play of Hasan and Husain, an important work in I......more
This is a captivating play that portrays the conflict between tradition and modernity in Japan. The story revolves aroun......more
This collection of Japanese plays, translated into English by Stanley Hughes Miyamori, offers readers a fascinating glim......more
Featuring a foreword by T.S. Wentworth, Certain Moble Plays of Japan offers readers a unique glimpse into the world of J......more
This dramatic work by Sadakichi Hartmann is a retelling of the life of Buddha in twelve scenes. Originally written in th......more
This is a captivating play that portrays the conflict between tradition and modernity in Japan. The story revolves aroun......more
This classic work of Japanese theatre recounts the story of a young geisha and her struggles with love and loss. The pla......more
This book presents the first volume of a two-part series on the Miracle Play of Hasan and Husain, an important work in I......more
A one-act play by Claro M. Recto, a prominent Filipino politician and writer. The play explores themes of loneliness, de......more
"Hundred Altars" is a village in Northern Chinn, whose inhabitants are presented so convincingly that one recognises fir......more
Discover the richness and beauty of Bali’s many performing art forms. This book is a lavishly illustrated introduction t......more
"’People always think a woman who thinks for herself, who speaks her mind is dangerous. So I didn’t talk about my dreams......more
This book analyses Rabindranath Tagore’s contribution to Bengali drama and theatre....more
Widely regarded as the Shakespeare of Persia, Bahram Beyzaie--playwright, director, screenwriter, and scholar--has made ......more
These randomly selected 7 plays would transport the readers beyond their trite mundane existence to seven different tran......more
This full-color graphic novel asks the question: When does revolution become revenge? Reeling from the collateral brutal......more
Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader. Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist - and the man ......more
A despot has come to power. The population is listless, submissive and scared. But beneath every violation of civil auto......more
When Yasmin and her guide, Tshering, return from a perilous expedition to Everest without a member of their party, they ......more
1508. France. A woman dances compulsively - and soon hundreds join her. 1962. Tanzania. A schoolgirl’s laughing fit spre......more
Is there a fundamental connection between New York’s Elevator Repair Service’s 9-hour production of The Great Gatsby and......more
Is there a fundamental connection between New York’s Elevator Repair Service’s 9-hour production of The Great Gatsby and......more
Subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) services are available on many online video streaming platforms (VSPs) in China, suc......more
This book is at once a guided primer on Chinese drama and an innovative textbook. It is a companion volume to How to Rea......more
This book is at once a guided primer on Chinese drama and an innovative textbook. It is a companion volume to How to Rea......more
A collection of original short plays that focus on sexual harassment and assault in Egypt, by debut Egyptian playwrights......more
FROM TOPAZ TO PEACE PLAZA by Christine Toy Johnson. A book of interviews with Japanese American Internees about their Re......more
After Independence a good number of regional works have been well recognized globally for their prominence in a wider va......more
If you’re reading this book it means... that you deserve to be reminded of how loved you are every single day! This book......more
Congratulations! Your pain is commercially viable. It’s 1991 and the Gulf War rages three thousand, three hundred and tw......more
Inspired by Ancient Cordoba, My Heart is in the East is a duet between a Jewish American woman and an Iraqi Muslim man. ......more
This is the first full-length book to provide an introduction to badhai performances throughout South Asia, examining th......more
Masters student Sophy Seng is looking for a good resume builder, so she takes an internship in her parents’ birth countr......more
Two Plays is the title of a new book by Gerald F. Sweeney. Featured are two full-length dramas: one called Divine Privil......more
First published in 1991, Peter Brook and the Mahabharata is a collection of essays which contextualizes the production o......more
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization......more
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization......more
This book interrogates anew the phenomenon of tradition in a dialogical debate with a host of Western thinkers and criti......more
"An astonishingly powerful play with a mesmeric performance from Bilal Hasna. He is an important young Palestinian voice......more
It’s 1978 and protests are breaking out all across Iran, encroaching on this suburb where a tight-knit circle of girlfri......more
Winner of the 2023 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Drama. From the author of trace comes two adaptations that transport......more
I exist now. Don’t tell me that I didn’t exist before. How should a nation apologise for the crimes of its past? Seoul, ......more
Kunqu, recognised by UNESCO in 2001 as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is among the oldest and mos......more
A political play staging the Nazi takeover of Germany with an eye on India. Although Utpal Dutt is acknowledged as a tra......more
An anthology of three exciting Japanese adaptations of Shakespeare that engage with issues such as changing family value......more
Middle Eastern American Theatre explores the burgeoning Middle Eastern American theatre movement with a focus on Arab Am......more