Funnyhouse of a Negro

Name: Funnyhouse of a Negro
Author: Adrienne Kennedy

by Adrienne Kennedy

Surreal play about Black woman's fragmented identity and historical trauma

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Adrienne Kennedy

Kennedy's surrealist, autobiographical plays are among the most formally radical in the American theater, exploring Black female identity through a collage of historical figures, dreams, and violent imagery. Funnyhouse of a Negro is her most celebrated work.

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