Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Forfatter af An Octoroon
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Værker af Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
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Kindred [2022 TV series] 1 eksemplar
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- Fødselsdato
- 1984
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Windham–Campbell Literature Prize (2016)
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- Værker
- 9
- Medlemmer
- 162
- Popularitet
- #130,374
- Vurdering
- 4.4
- Anmeldelser
- 3
- ISBN
- 15
Length: Full Length Play
Gloria came out in a very strong year for plays: "Hamilton" won the Pulitzer; the third finalist for the award was the Tony winner "The Humans" (Gloria was Off Broadway so it was not eligible for the Tony).
In the office of a Manhattan magazine, 3 editorial assistants and an intern, are trying to figure out how to do their jobs and still find a future - none of them plans to be 30 and still an assistant and yet they may end up doing exactly that. Their banter is somewhere between cruel and playful - and they have nothing but contempt for anyone who had been around for a long time and had not progressed and become a someone.
Before this day is over, 2 of the 4 will be dead and the other 2 will need to find a way to live with the reality of what happened.
The second act of the play deals with the aftermath of the tragedy - and how different people take it. One is shattered; the other one is still looking for a way to make a name for herself. It is not hard to figure out who will do what - people do not really change.
It is a satire of an industry which had needed to change and reinvent itself a few times. But as all good satires, it is hard sometimes to see the line between reality and satire, between fact and fiction. It is also a well-written examination of what a person have to be to succeed in that world - and of what someone is ready to give up in order to become famous. The end almost makes you laugh - because it almost feels like starting all over again - a different industry, a different town... and yet...
I really enjoyed this play.… (mere)