Killin' and Chillin' in the Hood
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1996
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| Publication Type |
Playscript
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
124 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Abstract |
Frames Pittsburgh’s gang violence in the context of the larger Hill District community, with vignettes of gang members, school children, and reform-minded adults.
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| Notes |
Opened at Pitt’s Masonic Temple Auditorium in Pittsburgh in January 1996.
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| Author Biography |
Rob Penny (1941—2003) was born in Opelika, Alabama and moved to Pittsburgh’s Hill District as a toddler. Penny was a playwright, poet, social activist, and professor. Lee Kiburi, a playwright, appeared in plays directed by August Wilson.
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| Time |
1995
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| Published |
unpublished
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