The Theatre of Black Americans: A Collection of Critical Essays / Edition 1

by Errol Hill

Overview

(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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780936839271
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2000
Series:	Applause Books
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	382
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.19(h) x 0.91(d)