| The National Black Drama Anthology: Eleven Plays from America's Leading African-American Theaters Contributor(s): Various Authors (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557832196 ISBN-13: 9781557832191 Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
Binding Type: Paperback Published: July 2000 Annotation: "Though New York remains the de facto capital of American theater, much of the most daring and interesting work today is done by regional theaters. This is doubly true of plays by African American authors, who, despite a few notable exceptions (August Wilson, George C. Wolfe), suffer under a commercial apartheid that keeps black plays off Broadway. Of necessity, African American theater artists have to create their own venues from the ground up. This wide-ranging anthology edited by the founder of the New Federal Theater celebrates the work of that company's black-owned, black-run peers by presenting work by 11 dramatists. Among the most interesting are Jeff Stetson's moving The Meeting, which imagines a meeting between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., and Shauneille Perry's fascinating updating of In Dahomey, the 1903 musical hit that was the first 'all-Black show' on Broadway." - Jack Helbig, Booklist Click for more in this series: Applause Books |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Drama | American - General - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 812.008 |
| LCCN: 95034945 |
| Series: Applause Books |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 5.94" W x 8.76" L (1.76 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Features: Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Library Journal 11/01/1995 pg. 80 Booklist 02/15/1996 pg. 982 |
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