Robbie McCauley

As a playwright, director, and performer, Robbie McCauley has been an influential presence in the American avant-garde theatre for many decades. In her work, she consistently confronts uncomfortable truths about race and racism in America with a sharp eye for nuance and complexity, using the personal to extend into the universal by weaving her own family history into her narratives. By breaking down the traditional walls between performer and spectator, her plays encourage challenging and necessary dialogue about the ways race affects our social frameworks and individual lived experiences. In addition to containing the full text of McCauley's plays Sally's Rape, Indian Blood, Sugar, and Jazz 'n Class, this volume includes insightful introductions to each play as well as additional essays by McCauley and other leading writers and academics about her work and legacy.

The Resort Mysteries are set in Australia on Queensland's imaginary Silver Coast. Cazzie Norton, a middle aged author of mystery novels, and her best friend Jimmy Flood left their homes in Sydney for the seaside town of Shore Haven. Uncle Jack has left The Resort to her in his Will. It has been abandoned for many years. They find that Uncle Jack didn't just die. He had been missing for 10 years and was eventually declared dead. What happened to him? Who was he? Cazzie hardly knew him. Why did he leave everything to her in his Will? In this second book, The Resort is being restored and has come to life again. Those who live there now, love it. But there has been a darker side including a murder as well as family issues and concerns. Cazzie has to deal with some tragic events. Will best friend Jimmy return to support her in this time of great need? Or has she lost him forever?

Cazzie Norton, a middle aged author of mystery novels, and her best friend Jimmy Flood leave their homes in Sydney for the seaside town of Shore Haven. Uncle Jack has left The Resort to her in his Will. All they know is that it has been abandoned for many years. If they had known what lay ahead, would they have continued on? They find The Resort-an array of cottages perched atop a headland overlooking the perfect beach on one side, and mountains on the other. They love it instantly and decide to stay and restore it in memory of her uncle Jack who left her everything. That night, following solicitors' instructions, they open the large envelope Cazzie has carried with her to discover that Uncle Jack didn't just die. He had been missing for 10 years and was eventually declared dead. What happened to him? Who was he? She hardly knew him. Why did he leave everything to her in his Will?