Ebook: The Fornes Frame: Contemporary Latina Playwrights and the Legacy of Maria Irene Fornes

Introduction: defining the Fornes frame -- 1. Maria Irene Fornes: the Fornes Frame -- 2. Caridad Svich: imprinting the Fornes Frame -- 3. Karen Zacarías: navigating multiple borders -- 4. Elaine Romero: viewing Latin@ realism -- 5. Cusi Cram: performing Latina identity -- 6. Quiara Alegría Hudes: conducting theatrical experimentation -- Conclusion: the legacy of Maria Irene Fornes -- Epilogue: Fornes is the frame -- Appendix A. INTAR Hispanic playwrights-in-residence laboratory -- Appendix B. Contemporary Latina playwrights.;"The book is an examination of the works of five contemporary Latina playwrights: Cusi Cram, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Elaine Romero, Caridad Svich, and Karen Zacarias. It argues that the playwright Maria Irene Fornes's writing and teaching have influenced the analyzed dramatists to produce plays that are more transcultural than previous generations of Latina playwrights"--Provided by publisher.