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A History of African American TheatreErrol G. Hill, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire James V. Hatch, City University of New York £35.99 | £32.39 | Rs.2850 | PB | 632 Pages | 43 b/w illus. ISBN: 9780521624725 Series: Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama, 18 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Available for: SAARC Countries only This is the first definitive history of African-American theatre. The text embraces a wide geography investigating companies from coast to coast as well as the anglophone Caribbean and African-American companies touring Europe, Australia, and Africa. This history represents a catholicity of styles - from African ritual born out of slavery to European forms, from amateur to professional. It covers nearly two and a half centuries of black performance and production with issues of gender, class, and race ever in attendance. The volume encompasses aspects of performance such as minstrel, vaudeville, cabaret acts, musicals and opera. Shows by white playwrights that used black casts, particularly in music and dance, are included, as are productions of western classics and a host of Shakespeare plays. The breadth and vitality of black theatre history, from the individual performance to large-scale company productions, from political nationalism to integration, is conveyed in this volume. Contents List of illustrations Foreword Lloyd G. Richards Preface James V. Hatch Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Introduction Errol G. Hill 1. Slavery and conquest: background to black theatre Errol G. Hill 2. The African Theatre to Uncle Tom's Cabin Erroll G. Hill 3. The Civil War to The Creole Show Errol G. Hill 4. The American minstrelsy in black and white James V. Hatch 5. New vistas: plays, spectacles, musicals, and opera Errol G. Hill 6. The struggle continues Errol G. Hill and James V. Hatch 7. The Harlem Renaissance James V. Hatch 8. Educational theatre James V. Hatch and Errol G. Hill 9. The Caribbean connection Errol G. Hill 10. The Great Depression and Federal Theatre James V. Hatch 11. Creeping toward integration James V. Hatch 12. From Hansberry to Shange James V. Hatch 13. The Millennium James V. Hatch Appendix: Theatre scholarship at the year 2002 Bibliography Index. |
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