Adrienne Kennedy

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Adrienne Kennedy (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)

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Adrienne Kennedy’s plays baffle and entice theater critics. In Kennedy, critics recognize a singularly able writer whose surrealism surpasses that of Tom Stoppard and Amiri Baraka. Edward Albee’s early recognition of Kennedy’s ability encouraged the yet-unpublished playwright to persist in her writing and led to the production of her Funnyhouse of a Negro.

Raised in a multiethnic neighborhood in...

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See Also:

• Funnyhouse of a Negro (African American Literature)
• Funnyhouse of a Negro (Drama)
• Funnyhouse of a Negro (Character Profiles)
• Rat’s Mass, A (African American Literature)
• Rat’s Mass, A (Drama)
• Rat’s Mass, A (Character Profiles)
• African-American Drama (Topical Overview--Drama)