{"product_id":"the-struggle-continues-robbie-mccauley-scripts-essays-reflections-paperback","title":"The Struggle Continues: Robbie McCauley: Scripts, Essays, \u0026 Reflections - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobbie McCauley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlisa Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eElin Diamond\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA consummate compendium that highlights the work of an audacious, incomparable theatremaker.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vital presence in the avant-garde theatre movement since the 1970s, Robbie McCauley worked as a playwright, director, and performer for many decades, garnering international acclaim for her thought-provoking work. Her plays consistently confronted uncomfortable truths about race and racism in America by breaking down the walls between performer and spectator. McCauley's uncompromising and uplifting work sought to highlight the varied lived experiences of Black women, as well as their indelible mark on global culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full text of McCauley's plays \u003ci\u003eSally's Rape\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndian Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJazz 'n Class\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eInsightful introductions to each play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAdditional essays by McCauley and other leading writers and academics about her work and legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobbie McCauley\u003c\/b\u003e was a playwright, director, and performer who was an active presence in the American avant-garde theatre for several decades. One of the early cast members of Ntozake Shange's \u003cem\u003efor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf\u003c\/em\u003e on Broadway, McCauley went on to write and perform regularly in cities across the country and abroad. Her play \u003cem\u003eSally's Rape\u003c\/em\u003e won the 1991 Obie Award for Best New American Play and a Bessie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Performance. Other notable works include \u003cem\u003eSugar\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIndian Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMississippi Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTurf: A Conversational Concert in Black and White\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Other Weapon\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eQuabbin Dance\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcCauley was a recipient of the IRNE (Independent Reviewers of New England) Award for Solo Performance, and was selected as a 2012 United States Artists Ford Foundation Fellow. Her work has been widely anthologized, including the volumes \u003cem\u003eExtreme Exposure\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMoon Marked and Touched by Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePerformance and Cultural Politics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStriving to facilitate dialogues on race between local white and Black people, she created the \u003ci\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/i\u003e series in Mississippi, Boston, and Los Angeles, produced by The Arts Company. In 1998, her \"Buffalo Project\" was highlighted as one of \"The 51 (or So) Greatest Avant-Garde Moments\" by \u003cem\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, a roster including work by artists such as Igor Stravinsky, Pablo Picasso, and John Cage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobbie McCauley taught at City College of New York, Hunter College, Mount Holyoke College, Boston College, Emerson College, and New York University Tisch School of the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlisa Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where she directs the MA concentration in Arts \u0026amp; Culture. A longtime theater critic, political journalist, and dramaturg (most recently for Anna Deavere Smith's \u003ci\u003eNotes from the Field\u003c\/i\u003e), she is the author of \u003ci\u003eRe-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theater and Gender\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism) and of \u003ci\u003eWonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e, an \"editor's choice\" in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and winner of the Jewish Journal Book Prize, the George Freedley Memorial Award (Theatre Library Association), and the Kurt Weill Prize. She is co-editor, with Tony Kushner, of \u003ci\u003eWrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElin Diamond\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English and comparative literature at Rutgers University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnmaking Mimesis: Essays on Feminism and Theater\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) and \u003ci\u003ePinter's Comic Play\u003c\/i\u003e (1985); editor of Performance and Cultural Politics (Routledge, 1996); and co-editor of \u003ci\u003ePerformance, Feminism, and Affect in Neoliberal Times\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave, 2017) and \u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Caryl Churchill\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). Her many essays on drama, performance and feminist theory have appeared in \u003ci\u003eTheatre Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePMLA\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eELH\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscourse, \u003ci\u003eTDR: The Drama Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eModern Drama\u003c\/i\u003e, and in anthologies published in the U.S., Europe, and India. She is currently working on a book on modernism, globalization, and performance. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Carr\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFire in the Belly: The Life and Times of David Wojnarowicz\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), winner of a Lambda Literary Award and finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize; \u003ci\u003eOur Town: A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), and \u003ci\u003eOn Edge: Performance at the End of the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (1993). Carr chronicled the work of contemporary artists as a \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e staff writer in the 1980s and 1990s (under the byline C. Carr). Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTDR: The Drama Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2007. From 2016-17, she was a Fellow at the Leon Levy Center for Biography at CUNY Graduate Center.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.27 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44893160177766,"sku":"9781559369749","price":30.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MUUxq-ppiz9781559369749.webp?v=1772946317","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-struggle-continues-robbie-mccauley-scripts-essays-reflections-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}