The Theatre of Black Americans A Collection of Critical Essays [#296924]

The Theatre of Black Americans: A Collection of Critical Essays By Errol Hill
2000 | 384 Pages | ISBN: 0936839279 | PDF | 11 MB
(Applause Books). From the origins of the Negro spiritual and the birth of the Harlem Renaissance to the emergence of a national black theatre movement, The Theatre of Black Americans offers a penetrating look at a black art form that has exploded into an American cultural institution. Among the essays: James Hatch Some African Influences on the Afro-American Theatre; Shelby Steele Notes on Ritual in the New Black Theatre; Sister M. Francesca Thompson OSF The Lafayette Players; Ronald Ross The Role of Blacks in the Federal Theatre.