History and criticism, DRAMA / American, African American theater, American drama, History, African American authors, African Americans in the performing arts 

Cambridge companions to literature 

"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"-- Provided by publisher. 

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index.

Machine generated contents note: Introduction / Harvey Young -- Slavery, performance, and the design of African American theatre / Douglas Jones -- Slave rebellions on the national stage / Heather Nathans -- Early Black Americans on Broadway / Monica White Ndounou -- Drama in the Harlem Renaissance / Soyica Diggs Colbert -- The Negro little theatre movement / Jonathan Shandell -- African American women dramatists, 1930-1960 / Adrienne Macki Braconi -- Amiri Baraka and the Black arts movement / Aimee Zygmonski -- The Broadway musical in the 1970s / Samuel O'Connell -- Spectacles of whiteness from Adrienne Kennedy to Suzan-Lori Parks / Faedra Chatard Carpenter -- African diaspora drama / Sandra L. Richards -- African American performance and community / Nadine George-Graves -- African American women playwrights who cross cultural borders / Sandra Shannon -- Black theatre in the age of Obama / Harry J. Elam, Jr.