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    A Study Guide for Diana Son's "Stop Kiss"
    A Study Guide for Diana Son's "Stop Kiss"
    A Study Guide for Diana Son's "Stop Kiss"
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    A Study Guide for Diana Son's "Stop Kiss"

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    A Study Guide for Diana Son's "Stop Kiss", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateMay 15, 2018
    ISBN9781410393302
    A Study Guide for Diana Son's "Stop Kiss"

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      A Study Guide for Diana Son's "Stop Kiss" - Gale

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      Stop Kiss

      Diana Son

      1998

      Introduction

      Diana Son's Stop Kiss, first produced in 1998, tells the story of two women in New York City who fall unexpectedly in love. Callie, a traffic reporter without much direction in life, meets Sara, a bright-eyed newcomer to the city, through a friend of a friend when she agrees to watch Sara's cat. In the months that follow, the women find themselves enamored of each other—though they do their best to fight the current of attraction that pulls them closer. The scenes of this developing romance are interspersed with the aftermath, months later, of their first kiss, which was interrupted by a vicious attack from a homophobic stranger. As Sara lies in a coma, Callie is left alone to deal with the interference of Sara's disapproving family and her own confused emotions. Stop Kiss explores love and violence in New York City, as Callie chooses between a safe but listless life and the danger of giving her heart away for good.

      Author Biography

      Son Was Born In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, In 1965. A First-Generation Korean American, She Grew Up In Dover, Delaware. She Developed An Interest In Writing In The Fourth Grade, Encouraged By The Recognition Of Her Work By Her Teachers. After A High School Field Trip To See Hamlet at the Public Theater in New York City, Son became interested in a career as a playwright. She attended New York University from 1983 to 1987, earning a bachelor's degree in dramatic literature.

      Her plays include R.A.W. (Because I'm a Woman) (1996), Boy (1996), Fishes (1998), and Satellites (2006). Stop Kiss premiered at the Public Theater on December 8, 1998, to widespread critical acclaim. Son was awarded the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Production and the Berilla Kerr Award for Playwriting for Stop Kiss, which has been produced in more than a hundred theaters throughout the world.

      A member of the Dramatists Guild of America and New Dramatists, Son served as the NEA/ TCG playwright-in-residence at the Mark Taper Forum from 2000 to 2001. She taught play writing at the Yale School of Drama as a visiting lecturer. In addition to her work for the stage, Son is a successful television writer and producer. She has worked on Blue Bloods, American Crime, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Criminal Mind, Southland, The West Wing, Do No Harm, 13 Reasons Why, Love Is a Four-Letter Word, Jo, and NYC

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