History of African American Theatre

Name: History of African American Theatre
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ISBN: 9780521624725

ISBN-10: 052162472X

ISBN-13: 9780521624725

Edition: 2005

Authors: James V. Hatch, Errol G. Hill, Don B. Wilmeth, Don B. Wilmeth

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Nearly two & a half centuries of African American theatre are covered in this text, which presents a comprehensive history of styles, including vaudeville, cabaret, musicals & opera. Shows by white playwrights performed by African American casts are included.

Book details

List price: $67.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/8/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 634
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.94" long x 1.46" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English



List of illustrations


Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments


List of abbreviations


Introduction



Slavery and conquest: background to black theatre



The African theatre to Uncle Tom's Cabin



The Civil War to The Creole Show



American minstrelsy in black and white



New vistas: plays, spectacles, musicals, and opera



The struggle continues



The Harlem Renaissance



Educational theatre



The Caribbean connection



The Great Depression and federal theatre



Creeping toward integration



From Hansberry to Shange



The millennium



Theatre scholarship 2002


Notes


Bibliography


Index