{"product_id":"pretty-fire-9780822219422","title":"Pretty Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STORY:\u003c\/b\u003e The stage is bare except for a wooden loveseat and a young African-American woman. Then the lyrical, lifting words of Charlayne Woodard begin weaving stories of two young sisters in the small world of Albany, New York; of Ku Klux Klan riders burning a cross - the ironic \"pretty fire\" of the title - in the hilltop black town of Rosignol Hill, Georgia; of three generations of family love, struggle and triumph. And suddenly that empty stage becomes crowded with the authentic, mesmerizing experience of contemporary African-American life. PRETTY FIRE is an enthralling celebration of life. Filled with earthy humor, it takes readers on a universal journey through a world in which the family bond is as strong as steel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Exhilarating and unflaggingly entertainingOne of the most positive pictures of the black-American experience I've ever seen on stageRapturous tales\"  - NY Times. \"Life-affirmingOne of the most moving and exhilarating evenings this year. We sometimes forget that theater at its most profound is a celebration of life. All by herself, Woodard accomplishes this with far greater ease than many plays that fill their stages with seeming multitudes.\"  - NY Daily News. \"A born winnerThe extraordinarily gifted Charlayne Woodard offers five vignettes tracing her life from a premature birth to a joyous maturity at eleven years old. She is a professional charmer, playful, amusing, light-touched, occasionally ironic. Woodard holds us beautifully and gently. We are enchanted and moved\"  - NY Post. \"Inspiring, illuminating and engrossing.\"  - NY Newsday. \"A remarkable tour de forceA remarkable feat of writing and performing - a rare autobiographical tour de force so lustrous it seems to reinvent the whole solo-acting genre.\"  - LA Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublisher\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eDramatists Play Service Inc.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePlay\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBinding\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822219422\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eStock code\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822219422\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn-store pickup available. Please allow 2–5 business days. We’ll notify you when your order is ready to collect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dramatists Play Service Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46352301064236,"sku":"PRINT-9780822219422","price":22.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2970\/9956\/files\/pretty-fire-9780822219422.jpg?v=1791503709","url":"https:\/\/roycemusic.com.au\/products\/pretty-fire-9780822219422","provider":"roycemusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}