{"title":"Mona Z. Smith Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-d15cf651-7fff-5e81-b70c-907572fd7a18\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMona Z. Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, author, and artist-in-residence at the Paramount Theater in Peekskill, NY. Mona co-wrote \u003cem\u003eFire in a Dark House \u003c\/em\u003ewith Traci Mariano, one of their many collaborations during the past 30+ years, including three other co-written plays: \u003cem\u003eStrange Company, Throwing Stones\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNorthern Lights\u003c\/em\u003e. Traci has directed the premieres of many of Mona’s plays including \u003cem\u003eSightings \u003c\/em\u003e(Depot Theater, Garrison, NY), \u003cem\u003eAll That Remains \u003c\/em\u003e(Kumu Kahua Theatre, Honolulu), and \u003cem\u003eBorderlands \u003c\/em\u003e(SoHo Rep, NYC). \u003cem\u003eBorderlands \u003c\/em\u003ewas awarded the national Berilla Kerr Prize and was later seen at the Rose Theatre (Los Angeles), LiveArts (Charlottesville, VA), and Orange Tea Theatre (Amsterdam). Mona's play \u003cem\u003eBecoming Something\u003c\/em\u003e, about events in the life of the pioneering Black actor and activist Canada Lee, premiered at the Kraine Theatre (NYC, dir. Traci Mariano). Mona later wrote a social biography of Lee under the same title that details how his career and accomplishments were virtually erased as a result of the McCarthy-era blacklist. (Faber \u0026amp; Faber). Mona was commissioned by Hudson Valley Shakespeare (Garrison, NY) to adapt Shakespearean works and literary classics into plays for young audiences, which toured schools and community venues throughout the tri-state region.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fire-in-a-dark-house","title":"Fire in a Dark House","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"162\" data-start=\"113\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"123\" data-start=\"113\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Historical Family Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"350\" data-start=\"204\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"217\" data-start=\"204\"\u003eKeywords:\u003c\/strong\u003e World War I, immigration, American identity, family loyalty, nationalism, coming of age, moral courage, first love\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"456\" data-start=\"352\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"366\" data-start=\"352\"\u003eCast Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 actors (3F \/ 4M)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"499\" data-start=\"458\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"471\" data-start=\"458\"\u003eDuration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 85 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"535\" data-start=\"501\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"517\" data-start=\"501\"\u003eTime Period:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1918\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"651\" data-start=\"537\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"550\" data-start=\"537\"\u003eCautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Some strong language; an allusion to sexual assault, xenophobic anti-German slurs\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gitelman \u0026 Good Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43108665032763,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/5180\/1915\/files\/ProductCoversGGP-72-TheWallandtheWoods.png?v=1767208042"},{"product_id":"sightings","title":"Sightings","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"162\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"123\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Contemporary Coming-of-Age Drama with Sci-Fi Elements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"350\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"217\"\u003eKeywords:\u003c\/strong\u003e UFOs, science and belief, truth and credibility, peer pressure, friendship, moral courage, media ethics, identity, coming of age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"456\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eCast Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 actors (2F \/ 4M, doubling) → up to 22+ actors (3F \/ 8M \/ 11 Any, optional extras)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"499\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"471\"\u003eDuration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 90 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"535\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"517\"\u003eTime Period:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1983\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"651\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"550\"\u003eCautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Some strong language; mild sexual references\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gitelman \u0026 Good Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43109853069371,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/5180\/1915\/files\/Product_Covers_GGP-56-Techies.png?v=1769213455"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/5180\/1915\/collections\/GGP_Author_Headshots-29-Mona_Z._Smith.png?v=1767289710","url":"https:\/\/www.gitelmangoodpublishers.com\/collections\/mona-z-smith.oembed","provider":"Gitelman \u0026 Good Publishers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}