Mambo mouth /
"Playable by one actor or a small ensemble, Mambo Mouth excavates issues of adolescence, race, parenthood, and more. Agamemnon: A failed actor/misogynist public-access character who takes letters, calls, and reenacts woulda-been screen triumphs and personal vendettas. Loco Louie: A funny cautio...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[New York, NY] :
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. : Broadway Licensing Global,
[2024]
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| Edition: | Signature acting edition. |
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| Summary: | "Playable by one actor or a small ensemble, Mambo Mouth excavates issues of adolescence, race, parenthood, and more. Agamemnon: A failed actor/misogynist public-access character who takes letters, calls, and reenacts woulda-been screen triumphs and personal vendettas. Loco Louie: A funny cautionary tale about why you shouldn't always be in a hurry to get older. Angel Garcia: A recently arrested man realizes that his behavior has consequences. Pepe: A man, cornered, tries to appeal to an officer by noting the contradictions of race in America. Manny the Fanny: A woman shares how she's taken care of herself with men. Inca Prince: A father tries to get his son to go to sleep with creative bedtime stories. Crossover King: A Latino man tries to teach the audience about passing as a different race to be more palatable to white Americans." -- |
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| Item Description: | Premiered in December 1990 at the American Place Theatre in New York City. A play. Cast: 1-7 actors (flexible casting). |
| Physical Description: | 44 pages, 6 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780822244769 0822244764 |