Bibliograph

Beautiful man, & other short plays, Erin Shields

Type

Label

Beautiful man, & other short plays, Erin Shields

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Beautiful man

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Erin Shields

Sub title

& other short plays

Summary

Award-winning playwright Erin Shields has crafted three thought-provoking plays that center on the inner lives of women, offering space for those who dare to listen. An eviscerating satire of gender roles in popular culture, Beautiful Man imagines a world in which women are the subjects and men the objects. As three women dissect the latest Hollywood blockbuster, narrative after narrative of strong female characters fold into each other, fusing into a brutally recognizable story. In Unit B-1717, a woman is trying to clean out her storage locker and say goodbye to the past, but an overwhelming feeling of dread forces her to confront the way she has historically subjugated herself to the needs of others. In And then there was you, a mother addresses her child as they both visit milestones that offered them each independence, and in the process explores how the profound connection between mother and child evolves

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor