Contemporary Latina/o Theater

"In Contemporary Latina/o Theater, Jon D. Rossini explores the complex relationship between theater and the creation of ethnicity in an unprecedented examination of six Latina/o playwrights and their works. Rossini exposes how these writers use the genre as tool to reveal and transform existing preconceptions about their culture. Through "wrighting' - the triplicate process of writing plays, righting misconceptions about ethnic identity, and creating an entirely new way of understanding Latina/o culture - these playwrights directly intervene in current conversations regarding ethnic identity, providing the tools for audiences to reexplore their previously held perspectives outside the theater."--BOOK JACKET.