The Theatre of Black Americans: A Collection of Critical Essays

by Errol Hill

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936839279
• ISBN13: 9780936839271
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.3"