Historical Dictionary of African American Theater
Abstract
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of African American Theater reflects the rich history and representation of the black aesthetic and the significance of African American theater’s history, fleeting present, and promise to the future. It celebrates nearly 200 years of black theater in the United States and the thousands of black theater artists across the country—identifying representative black theaters, playwrights, plays, actors, directors, and designers and chronicling their contributions to the field from the birth of black theater in 1816 to the present.
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of African American Theater, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on actors, playwrights, plays, musicals, theatres, -directors, and designers. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know and more about African American Theater.
Schlagworte
Musicals Performers Plays Playwrights Theater Ethnicity Drama Black theater Genres Comedy African American Theater Broadway- i–xxxvi Preface i–xxxvi
- 1–4 Introduction 1–4
- 5–580 THE DICTIONARY 5–580
- 581–584 Appendix A 581–584
- 585–604 Appendix B 585–604
- 605–636 Appendix C 605–636
- 637–662 Appendix D 637–662
- 663–664 Appendix E 663–664
- 665–676 Appendix F 665–676
- 677–680 Appendix G 677–680
- 681–682 Appendix H 681–682
- 683–698 Bibliography 683–698
- 699–699 About the Author 699–699