Naomi Wallace, an American playwright based in Britain, is one of the more original and provocative voices in contemporary theatre. Her poetic, erotically-charged, and politically engaged plays have been seen in London's West End, off-Broadway, at the Comédie-Française, in regional and provincial theaters, and on college campuses around the world. Known for their intimate, sensual encounters examining the relationship between identity and power, Wallace's works have attracted a wide range of theatre practitioners, including such important directors as Dominic Dromgoole, Ron Daniels, Jo Bonney, and Kwame Kwei-Armah. Drawing on scholars, activists, historians, and theatre artists in the United States, Canada, Britain, and the Middle East, this anthology of essays presents a comprehensive overview of Wallace's body of work that will be of use to theatre practitioners, students, scholars, and educators alike.

Shannon Baley, St. Edward's University, USA Buell Wisner, Georgia Perimeter College, USA Vivian Gornick, critic, essayist, and memoirist Walter Bilderback, Wilma Theater, USA Lindsay B. Cummings, University of Connecticut, USA Josephine Machon, Middlesex University, USA Beth Cleary, director, playwright, and scholar Art Borreca, University of Iowa, USA Neil Chudgar, Macalester College, USA Peter Rachleff, Macalester College, USA Adam John Waterman, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Dominic Dromgoole, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, UK Ron Daniels, director Riccardo Hernandez, scenic designer Jessica Dromgoole, producer and director David Gothard, director Ismail Khalidi, poet, actor, and playwright Dominique Hollier, actor, translator, and dramaturg Raz Shaw, director Erin B. Mee, scholar, activist, and director Jo Bonney, director Abdelfattah Abusrour, writer, actor, and painter Robin D. G. Kelley, University of California, Los Angeles, USA