Father Comes Home from the Wars

Name: Father Comes Home from the Wars
Author: Suzan-Lori Parks

by Suzan-Lori Parks

Experimental play series following Black man through generations of American warfare

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Suzan-Lori Parks

The first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Parks writes in a distinctive 'rep and rev' style that echoes jazz improvisation. Topdog/Underdog is her masterpiece, a two-character play about history, identity, and hustling. Her work challenges theatrical convention through language and structure.

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Topdog/UnderdogAfrican-American brothers trapped in con-game ritual exploring power and masculinity
The America PlayDeconstructed history of African-American identity through Lincoln assassination reenactment
VenusTragicomic exploration of colonized Black female body through performance and spectacle
In the BloodRetelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter through African-American women's stories
Fucking AAbortionist narrative using wordplay and structure to explore female autonomy and survival