alterNatives

SKU: 9780889224285

Author:
Drew Hayden Taylor
Grade Levels:
Twelve, College, University
Nation:
Multiple Nations
Book Type:
Paperback
Pages:
144
Publisher:
Talon Books Ltd.
Copyright Data:
2000

Price:
Sale price$18.95

Description

alterNatives: A Play by Ojibwe playwright sets the stage with a very liberal contemporary couple, Angel, an urban Native science fiction writer, and Colleen, a non-practising Jewish intellectual who teaches Native literature as the pair hosts a dinner party. The guests at this little sitcom soiree are couples that represent what by now have become the cliched extremes of both societies: Angel's former radical Native activist buddies and Colleen's environmentally concerned vegetarian / veterinarian friends. The menu is, of course, the hosts' respectful attempt at shorthand for the irreconcilable cultural differences about to come to a head during the evening: moose roast and vegetarian lasagna.

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