African American theatre : a historical and critical analysis

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Title:

Author:

Hay, Samuel A.

ISBN:

9780521465854

9780521445221

Personal Author:

Hay, Samuel A.

Publication Information:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

Physical Description:

xiii, 287 p. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Cambridge studies in American theatre and drama

Series Title:

Cambridge studies in American theatre and drama

General Note:

Cover subtitle: an historical and critical analysis.

Contents:

African American Drama and Theatre: Outline of Schools, Periods, Classes, Subclasses, and Types -- 1. The Black Experience School of Drama -- 2. The Black Arts School of Drama -- 3. Theatre People: Some Splendid Examples -- 4. The Governance of Theatre Organizations -- 5. Development -- App. A Goals for a Theatre Criticism Workshop -- App. B New Theatre Organizational Structure -- App. C The National Endowment for African American Theatre, Inc.

Subject Term:

African American theater -- History.

American drama -- African American authors -- History and criticism.

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
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Summary

The book traces the history of African American theatre from its beginnings to the present. It analyses the types of plays written for this theatre, identifies the perennial problems faced by theatre artists and producing companies, and makes bold, innovative proposals for the theatre's healthy survival. The book draws on a considerable body of information that is carefully assembled in a lively accessible language. Professor Hay suggests that this theatre has been not only the cultural repository for African American life and history but also the forum where important ideas and aspirations of a people have been advanced and argued. The book presents a coherent and detailed scrutiny of the major stages of the development of African American theatre.