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The Cambridge companion to African American theatre
- Title
- The Cambridge companion to African American theatre / edited by Harvey Young.
- Publication
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 13-591 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Young, Harvey, 1975-
- Description
- xix, 291 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of African American theatre, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Along the way, it chronicles the evolution of African American theatre and its engagement with the wider community, including discussions of slave rebellions on the national stage, African Americans on Broadway, the Harlem Renaissance, African American women dramatists, and the 'New Negro' and 'Black Arts' movements. Leading scholars spotlight the producers, directors, playwrights and actors whose efforts helped to fashion a more accurate appearance of Black life on stage, and reveal the impact of African American theatre both within the United States and further afield. Chapters also address recent theatre productions in the context of political and cultural change and ask where African American theatre is heading in the twenty-first century"--
- Series Statement
- Cambridge companions to literature
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge companions to literature.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction / Harvey Young -- 1. Slavery, performance, and the design of African American theatre / Douglas A. Jones, Jr. -- 2. Slave rebellions on the national stage / Heather Nathans -- 3. Early Black Americans on Broadway / Monica White Ndounou -- 4. Drama in the Harlem Renaissance / Soyica Diggs Colbert -- 5. The Negro little theatre movement / Jonathan Shandell -- 6. African American women dramatists, 1930-1960 / Adrienne Macki Braconi -- 7. Amiri Baraka and the Black arts movement / Aimee Zygmonski -- 8. Fragmented musicals and 1970s soul aesthetic / Samuel O'Connell -- 9. Spectacles of whiteness from Adrienne Kennedy to Suzan-Lori Parks / Faedra Chatard Carpenter -- 10. African American performance and community engagement / Nadine George-Graves -- 11. Women playwrights who cross cultural borders / Sandra G. Shannon -- 12. African diaspora drama / Sandra L. Richards -- 13. Black theatre in the age of Obama / Harry J. Elam, Jr.
- Call Number
- Sc E 13-591
- ISBN
- 9781107017122 (hardback)
- 1107017122 (hardback)
- 9781107602755 (paperback)
- 1107602750 (paperback)
- LCCN
- 2012018843
- OCLC
- 794640272
- 794640272
- Title
- The Cambridge companion to African American theatre / edited by Harvey Young.
- Publisher
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Cambridge companions to literatureCambridge companions to literature.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index.
- Added Author
- Young, Harvey, 1975-
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 13-591JFE 16-140