Erica Stevens Abbitt
Biographic Data
| ID | 208347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erica Stevens Abbitt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erica Stevens |
| FAMILY NAME | Abbitt |
| SIGNATURE | ABBITT E S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5696-2768 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Breach by Naomi Wallace (review)
Reviewed by: The Breach by Naomi Wallace Erica Stevens Abbitt THE BREACH. By Naomi Wallace. Directed by Sarah Frankcom. Hampstead Theatre, London. May 12, 2022. In an era of social crisis in Britain and the United States, this production of Naomi Wallace’s provocative coming-of-age drama The Breach marked a series of firsts. It was the first time this award-winning British-American playwright had been featured at London’s Hampstead Theatre, despi…
Returning to Haifa by Ghassan Kanafani
Reviewed by: Returning to Haifa by Ghassan Kanafani Erica Stevens Abbitt RETURNING TO HAIFA. By Ghassan Kanafani. Adapted by Ismail Khalidi and Naomi Wallace. Directed by Caitlin McLeod. Finborough Theatre, London. March 3, 2018. The tempestuous political environment of 2018 was marked by the seventieth anniversary of what some celebrated as the founding of the state of Israel and others deplored as the Nakba (or “catastrophe”) of the Palestinian…
The Theatre of Naomi Wallace
Naomi Wallace, an American playwright based in Britain, is one of the more original and provocative voices in contemporary theatre. Her poetic, erotically-charged, and politically engaged plays have b
Disidentifications, Diaspora, and Desire
The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek (review)
Naomi Wallace, an American poet and playwright living in Yorkshire, has been a well-kept secret in her native country despite ten years of recognition in Britain, a 1997 Obie Award, a cult following for her independent film Lawn Dogs, and a 1999 MacArthur genius grant. Lately, however, her plays—which combine heightened language and historical settings with a left-wing sensibility—have been gaining greater currency with audiences in the United St…
Androgyny and Otherness
The way of the Western practitioner or scholar wishing to analyze contemporary Japanese theatre in terms of gender and culture is fraught with peril. How is it possible to apply critical theory without imposing Western perceptions or using master narratives that reduce and conquer the "foreign"? This essay focuses on a recurring figure in Japanese literature and drama--a hero of ambivalent sexuality and gender who uses a cloak of invisibility to …
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Androgyny and Otherness
The way of the Western practitioner or scholar wishing to analyze contemporary Japanese theatre in terms of gender and culture is fraught with peril. How is it possible to apply critical theory without imposing Western perceptions or using master narratives that reduce and conquer the "foreign"? This essay focuses on a recurring figure in Japanese literature and drama--a hero of ambivalent sexuality and gender who uses a cloak of invisibility to …
The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek (review)
Naomi Wallace, an American poet and playwright living in Yorkshire, has been a well-kept secret in her native country despite ten years of recognition in Britain, a 1997 Obie Award, a cult following for her independent film Lawn Dogs, and a 1999 MacArthur genius grant. Lately, however, her plays—which combine heightened language and historical settings with a left-wing sensibility—have been gaining greater currency with audiences in the United St…
Disidentifications, Diaspora, and Desire
The Theatre of Naomi Wallace
Naomi Wallace, an American playwright based in Britain, is one of the more original and provocative voices in contemporary theatre. Her poetic, erotically-charged, and politically engaged plays have b
Returning to Haifa by Ghassan Kanafani
Reviewed by: Returning to Haifa by Ghassan Kanafani Erica Stevens Abbitt RETURNING TO HAIFA. By Ghassan Kanafani. Adapted by Ismail Khalidi and Naomi Wallace. Directed by Caitlin McLeod. Finborough Theatre, London. March 3, 2018. The tempestuous political environment of 2018 was marked by the seventieth anniversary of what some celebrated as the founding of the state of Israel and others deplored as the Nakba (or “catastrophe”) of the Palestinian…
The Breach by Naomi Wallace (review)
Reviewed by: The Breach by Naomi Wallace Erica Stevens Abbitt THE BREACH. By Naomi Wallace. Directed by Sarah Frankcom. Hampstead Theatre, London. May 12, 2022. In an era of social crisis in Britain and the United States, this production of Naomi Wallace’s provocative coming-of-age drama The Breach marked a series of firsts. It was the first time this award-winning British-American playwright had been featured at London’s Hampstead Theatre, despi…
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