Overview
""I've spent about 15 years plus some working with people's stories in a series of communities in this country. I write plays from oral histories for those communities. Just finished my 30th. I'm watching people's lives and communities literally change, sometimes drastically, for the work. Spider Speculations is the beginning of trying to understand the hows and whys of all the changes.""-Author Jo Carson Jo Carson lays bare her personal investigation into her own creative process after a spider bite on her back begins a series of life-altering events. Spider Speculations applies cutting edge mind-body science, quantum physics and ancient shamanistic techniques to describe how stories work in our bodies and our lives, and what happens when real stories are used in a public way. Carson, whose ability to capture the spoken word hallmarks her community-based work, sets down this story in her own distinctive voice, interspersing the journey with examples of her performance work. This truly original American book will speak to anyone thinking about art and community or engaging with people's stories. Jo Carson is a writer and performer living in John City, Tennessee. She has published award-winning plays, short stories, children's books, essays, poems and other work. Her play Whispering to Horses and solo show If God Came Down...premiered at Seven Stages in Atlanta. She currently performs Liars, Thieves, and Other Sinners on the Bench, made up of selected stories from her oral history plays, which will be published by TCG in 2007.
Full Product Details
Author: Jo Carson
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
Imprint: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 13.60cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.338kg
ISBN: 9781559362832
ISBN 10: 1559362839
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 15 June 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
I've spent about fifteen years working with people's stories in a series of communities... I write plays from oral histories for those communities. I'm watching people's lives and communities literally change, sometimes drastically. Spider Speculations is the beginning of trying to understand the hows and whys of all the changes Jo Carson
"""I've spent about fifteen years working with people's stories in a series of communities... I write plays from oral histories for those communities. I'm watching people's lives and communities literally change, sometimes drastically. Spider Speculations is the beginning of trying to understand the hows and whys of all the changes"" Jo Carson"""
Author Information
Jo Carson has published award-winning plays, short stories, books for children, essays, poems and other work. Her play ""Whispering to Horses"" and solo show ""If God Came Down..."" premiered at Seven Stages in Atlanta. She currently performs ""Liars, Thieves, and Other Sinners on the Bench"", made up of selected stories from the 30 oral history plays she has written.
