blu (Yale Drama Series)

blu (Yale Drama Series)

<P>Memory, history, and culture collide with the starlit rooftop dreams of a myth-inspired character as Soledad and her partner, Hailstorm, redefine family on their own terms after the death of their eldest son in Iraq. <I>blu,</I> steeped in poetic realism and contemporary politics, challenges us to try to imagine a time before war.</p><P>Selected as the winner of the 2010 Yale Drama competition from more than 950 submissions, Virginia Grise's play <I>blu</I> takes place in the present but looks back on the not too distant past through a series of prayers, rituals, and dreams. Contest judge David Hare commented, "Virginia Grise is a blazingly talented writer, and her play <I>blu</I> stays with you a long time after you've read it." Noting that 2010 was a banner year for women playwrights, he added, "Women's writing for the theatre is stronger and more eloquent than it has ever been."