Kia Corthron Kia Corthron poses this view to her audience. She says,”I feel that if an audience leaves a play and they don’t know which side I’m on, then the point of the play did not come across. Which is not to say that I’m telling them that they have to agree with me, but they should definitely know where I am coming from�E would rather make sure that my …showed first 75 words of 845 total…

…showed last 75 words of 845 total…C18 2 Andrew Patner, “’Genesis�EFinds Poetry in Riveting Urban Drama,�E Chicago Sun-Times, 31/10/1996: 34 3 Kathy A. Perkins and Roberta Uno, Contemporary Plays by Women of Color An Anthology (New York: Routeledge, 1996). 4 Don Shewey, “Theater; A Playwright Who’s Unafraid to Admit She’s Political,�E New York Times, 4/2/2001. 5 Mark Stevenson, “The Long Wharf Theater,�E http://www.longwharf.org (2/26/02) 6 Richard Toscan, “The Quotes Archive�E�E Copyright 1995-2001, http://www.vcu.edu/artweb/playwriting/quotesarchive2.html