A01=Neil LaBute
Author_Neil LaBute
Betrayal
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Racism
Product details
- ISBN 9780571228263
- Weight: 12g
- Dimensions: 126 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 19 May 2005
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Belinda and Cody Phipps appear to be a typical Midwestern couple: teenage sweethearts, children, luxurious home. Typical, except that Cody is black - 'rich, black, and different', in the words of Belinda, who finds herself attracted to a former (white) classmate. As the battle for her affections is waged, Belinda and Cody frankly doubt the foundation of their initial attraction, opening the door wide to a swath of bigotry and betrayal. Staged on continually shifting moral ground that challenges our received notions about gender, ethnicity, and even love itself, This Is How It Goes unblinkingly explores the myriad ways in which the wild card of race is played by both black and white in America.
Neil LaBute is a critically acclaimed writer-director for both the stage and screen. His works include the plays The Distance from Here and bash: latterday plays and the films In the Company of Men, Your Friends and Neighbours, Nurse Betty, and Possession, as well as the play and film adaptation of The Shape of Things.
