100 Plays to Save the World
Author | : Elizabeth Freestone |
Publisher | : Theatre Communications Group |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2023-11-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781636702148 |
ISBN-13 | : 1636702147 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This book is a guide to One Hundred Plays addressing the most urgent and important issue of our time: the climate crisis 100 Plays to Save the World is a book to provoke as well as inspire—to start conversations, inform debate, challenge our thinking, and be a launchpad for future productions. Above all, it is a call to arms—to step up, think big, and unleash theatre’s power to imagine a better future into being. Each play is explored with an essay illuminating key themes in climate issues: Resources, Energy, Migration, Responsibility, Fightback, and Hope. 100 Plays to Save the World is an empowering resource for theatre directors, producers, teachers, youth leaders, and writers looking for plays that speak to our present moment.