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Borden, Walter, 1942-
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Borden, Walter, 1942- -- Drama.
Gay men, Black -- Drama.
Men, Black -- Drama.
Gay men -- Drama.
Canadian drama -- 21st century.
Canadian drama -- Black authors.
Nova Scotia -- Drama.
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Borden, Walter, 1942-
Borden, Walter, 1942- -- Drama.
Gay men, Black -- Drama.
Men, Black -- Drama.
Gay men -- Drama.
Canadian drama -- 21st century.
Canadian drama -- Black authors.
Nova Scotia -- Drama.
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The
last
epistle
of
tightrope
time
/ Walter Borden ; foreword by Astrid Brunner.
by
Borden, Walter, 1942-
Nimbus Publishing, 2023.
Call #:
819.26 B728L
Subjects
Borden, Walter, 1942- -- Drama.
Gay men, Black -- Drama.
Men, Black -- Drama.
Gay men -- Drama.
Canadian drama -- 21st century.
Canadian drama -- Black authors.
Nova Scotia -- Drama.
ISBN:
9781774712443 (trade pbk)
Alternate title:
Tightrope
time
: ain't nuttin' more than some itty bitty madness between twilight & dawn.
Edition:
[New, fully revised ed.]
Description:
106 p. : ill. (b&w) ; 22 cm.
Notes:
A play.
New and fully revised version of the 2005 play "
Tightrope
time
: ain't nuttin' more than some itty bitty madness between twilight & dawn".
Summary:
"A new and fully revised edition of the popular, long-running autobiographical play from celebrated playwright and actor Walter Borden, exploring his experiences as a Black gay man facing racism, poverty, and homophobia. Welcome to The
Last
Epistle
of
Tightrope
Time
-- a powerful autobiographical play and the story of Walter Borden's life, his life's work, and his letter to the world. Told through the voices of ten deeply etched, spellbinding characters, the
Tightrope
Time
narrative has been shaped, formed, and re-formed through a continuous evolution over forty-eight years. Here, in The
Last
Epistle
of
Tightrope
Time
, Borden reflects on the journey of his life and examines his experience as a Black gay man facing the challenges of racism, poverty, and homophobia. One of the first plays in the history of Black Canadian literature to examine themes around male homosexuality from a Black perspective, the work is a profound expression of the resiliency of the human spirit. The
Last
Epistle
of
Tightrope
Time
officially premiered as an NAC English Theatre Production curated by Black Theatre Workshop at Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in September 2022. Featuring fifteen photos by Haui taken during the Neptune show, this new and fully revised edition (previously published as
Tightrope
Time
: Ain't Nuttin' More Than Some Itty Bitty Madness Between Twilight & Dawn) brings readers face-to-face with Borden's passion, anger, joy, despair -- and love."--Publisher.
Genre:
Autobiographical drama.
Canadian drama.
2SLGBTQIA+
Other authors:
Brunner, Astrid.
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