Sterling Houston is an innovative African American writer whose plays are known for biting social commentary combined with eye-popping theatricality. Despite many successful productions, his work has never before been widely available in print. The four plays in this collection represent Houston s full range of themes and styles. "High ""Yello"" Ros""e" deflates the Alamo myth by casting the heroes parts entirely with women. "Isis in ""Nubia" is a love story that sets the Isis/Osiris myth in West Africa. "Black Lily and White Lily" is a realistic domestic drama exploring racial tensions....