{"product_id":"blues-for-an-alabama-sky","title":"Blues for an Alabama Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York City, 1930. Following a decade of explosive creativity, the Harlem Renaissance is starting to feel the bite of the Great Depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the face of hardship and dwindling opportunity, Angel and her friends battle to keep their artistic dreams alive. But, when Angel falls for a stranger from Alabama, their romance forces the group to make good on their ambitions, or give in to the reality of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePearl Cleage's Blues for an Alabama Sky was first performed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1995. It was revived at the National Theatre, London, in 2022, directed by Lynette Linton, with a cast including Samira Wiley and Giles Terera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePearl Cleage is a celebrated American playwright, novelist, poet and political activist, and was one of the first Black women in America to achieve national recognition as a dramatist. Her plays, also including Flyin' West and Bourbon at the Border, provide a remarkable and penetrating look at the African-American experience over the last century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fourth Wall Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57995727044943,"sku":"9781839040993","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1006\/6028\/1679\/files\/9781839040993.jpg?v=1781955918","url":"https:\/\/fourthwallbookshop.co.uk\/products\/blues-for-an-alabama-sky","provider":"Fourth Wall Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}