Drama. Ethnic Studies. JUMPSTART PLAYWORKS is a unique anthology of plays and performance pieces that exemplify Jump-Start Performance Co.'s mission to explore new directions in form and content by giving voice to an array of under-represented communities and points of view. Body image, the inclusion of historically silenced voices, those disposessed by urban renewal, and the gay thread that runs through the American tapestry are but a few examples of the themes and works that have made Jump-Start a bench-mark for experimental and politically vibrant theater in the U.S. "The work Jump-Start does is brave, absolutely necessary, and done with heartfelt urgency"--Sandra Cisneros.