From Sarajevo to Tunisia to Rome, these five plays trace the invisible scars of exile, where memory and identity are both a burden and a lifeline.
In Another Spring and Other Plays, Yasmine Beverly Rana crafts an intricate tapestry of survival and memory in the wake of war and displacement. Spanning years and continents, these five plays trace the intimate wounds of conflict as they echo through generations. In The Fallen and Another Spring, the ghosts of war haunt the living, forcing them to navigate love, loss, and the shifting landscapes of post-war existence. At the Barre and Icarus and Amina depict the power of art as both sanctuary and rebellion against the forces of migration and exile. The collection concludes with After Rome, where two childhood friends reunite on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the siege of Sarajevo, confronting the long shadows of history.
With poetic and unwavering dialogue, Rana’s plays display the universally resonant struggles of those shaped by war. Another Spring is not just a collection of plays—it is a reflection on resilience and how trauma and art become intertwined in the search for meaning.
Reviews
"The Fallen illustrates the gut-wrenching consequences of the Bosnian War to the individuals involved, even decades after the end of the fighting."
The most emotionally wrenching and best play of the last three months is Yasmine Beverly Rana's The Fallen.
Yasmine Beverly Rana forces the observer to look at some of the reality. The end result is a remarkable piece of writing. [The Fallen] is a wrenching study of the trauma of war on human beings."
"The author of these plays, Yasmine Beverly Rana, is considered one of the most interesting and highly respected voices in contemporary American theatre, and I believe the reasons for this high esteem are related to the ways the plays in the volume apples to the contemporary reader and place in the spotlight of some of the most significant issues of our times such as religious, ethnic, political and military conflicts, gender issues, illegal immigration, trauma, distorted personal and intimate relationships, dysfunctional families, and the documenting of trauma and violence against women."
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction
- The Fallen
- Another Spring
- At the Barre
- Icarus and Amina
- After Rome
