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Name: Flyin' west and other plays
Author: Pearl Cleage

📘 Flyin' west and other plays by Pearl Cleage

Pearl Cleage’s stage oeuvre offers a profound portrait of African‑American life over the past hundred years. This volume assembles her flagship full‑length plays and one‑acts, including *Flyin' West*, *Blues for an Alabama Sky*, *Bourbon at the Border*, *Chain*, and *Late Bus to Mecca*. By gathering these works in a single collection, readers gain a comprehensive view of Cleage’s dramatic themes—racial identity, family, faith, and resilience—within the broader context of American theatre.

First publish date: 1999

Genre: Drama & Plays/Drama

Authors: Pearl Cleage

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