Nine Plays By Black Women
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Nine Plays By Black Women
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Author : Margaret B Wilkerson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986-08-01
Nine Plays By Black Women written by Margaret B Wilkerson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-08-01 with categories.
Nine Plays By Black Women
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Author : Margaret Buford Wilkerson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Nine Plays By Black Women written by Margaret Buford Wilkerson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with American drama categories.
Collection of nine plays written by African-American women including Lorraine Hansberry, Aishah Rahman, and Alice Childress.
9 Plays By Black Women
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Author : Margaret Buford Wilkerson
language : en
Publisher: Signet Book
Release Date : 1986
9 Plays By Black Women written by Margaret Buford Wilkerson and has been published by Signet Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Drama categories.
Collection of nine plays written by African-American women including Lorraine Hansberry, Aishah Rahman, and Alice Childress.
Contemporary African American Women Playwrights
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Author : Philip C. Kolin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-11-07
Contemporary African American Women Playwrights written by Philip C. Kolin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-07 with Performing Arts categories.
'The impressive array of scholars gathered in this collection, all experts in the field, read the plays with nuance and situate them deftly within their cultural and historical contexts. Scholars of contemporary theater and drama and of African American literature will find value in this engaging collection.' – Choice 'For students and scholars of American theatre and drama generally and African American theatre and drama most particularly, this is an extremely valuable critical source.' – Harry Elam, Stanford University, USA In the last fifty years, American and World theatre has been challenged and enriched by the rise to prominence of numerous female African American dramatists. Contemporary African American Women Playwrights is the first critical volume to explore the contexts and influences of these writers, and their exploration of black history and identity through a wealth of diverse, courageous and visionary dramas. Kolin compiles a wealth of new essays, comprising: Yale scholar David Krasner on the dramatic legacy of Lorraine Hansberry, Zora Neale Hurston, Marita Bonner and Georgia Douglas Johnson individual chapters devoted to: Alice Childress, Sonia Sanchez, Adrienne Kennedy, Ntozake Shange, Pearl Cleage, Aishah Rahman, Glenda Dickerson, Anna Deavere Smith and Suzan Lori-Parks an essay and accompanying interview with Lynn Nottage comprehensive discussion of attendant theatrical forms, from choreopoems and surrealistic plays, to documentary theatre and civil rights dramas, and their use in challenging racial and gender hierarchies. Contributors: Brandi Wilkins Catanese, Soyica Diggs, James Fisher, Freda Scott Giles, Joan Wylie Hall, Philip C. Kolin, David Krasner, Sandra G. Shannon, Debby Thompson, Beth Turner and Jacqueline Wood.
Beyond The Black Lady
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Author : Lisa B. Thompson
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2023-12-11
Beyond The Black Lady written by Lisa B. Thompson and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-11 with Social Science categories.
In this book, Lisa B. Thompson explores the representation of black middle-class female sexuality by African American women authors in narrative literature, drama, film, and popular culture, showing how these depictions reclaim black female agency and illustrate the difficulties black women confront in asserting sexual agency in the public sphere. Thompson broadens the discourse around black female sexuality by offering an alternate reading of the overly determined racial and sexual script that casts the middle class "black lady" as the bastion of African American propriety. Drawing on the work of black feminist theorists, she examines symptomatic autobiographies, novels, plays, and key episodes in contemporary American popular culture, including works by Anita Hill, Judith Alexa Jackson, P. J. Gibson, Julie Dash, Kasi Lemmons, Jill Nelson, Lorene Cary, and Andrea Lee.
Contemporary Plays By Women Of Color
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Author : Roberta Uno
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-06-28
Contemporary Plays By Women Of Color written by Roberta Uno and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-28 with Art categories.
Contemporary Plays by Women of Color is a ground-breaking anthology of eighteen new and recent works by African American, Asian American, Latina American and Native American playwrights. This compelling collection includes works by award-winning and well-known playwrights such as Anna Deavere Smith, Cherrie Moraga, Pearl Cleage, Marga Gomez and Spiderwoman, as well as many exciting newcomers. Contemporary Plays by Women of Color is the first anthology to display such an abundance of talent from such a wide range of today's women playwrights. The plays tackle a variety of topics - from the playful to the painful - and represent numerous different approaches to playmaking. The volume also includes: * an invaluable appendix of published plays by women of color * biographical notes on each writer * the production history of each play Contemporary Plays by Women of Color is a unique resource for practitioners, students and lovers of theatre, and an inspiring addition to any bookshelf.
Contemporary African American Female Playwrights
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Author : Dana A. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1998-06-30
Contemporary African American Female Playwrights written by Dana A. Williams and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-06-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was a major dramatic success and brought to the world's attention the potential talent of African American women playwrights. But in spite of Hansberry's landmark contribution, both the theater and the literary world have often failed to include contemporary African American female playwrights within the circle of production, publication, and criticism. In African American drama anthologies, female playwrights are seldom given the degree of attention that is accorded their male counterparts. And because of space constraints, anthologies of works by women playwrights are forced to exclude numerous female dramatists, including African Americans. Meanwhile, some scholars have argued that the works of African American female playwrights are seldom produced in the mainstream theater because these plays frequently challenge the views of white America. But as A Raisin in the Sun demonstrates, plays by African American women dramatists can have a powerful message and are worthy of attention. A comprehensive research tool, this annotated bibliography sheds light on the often neglected works of contemporary African American female playwrights. Included within its scope are those dramatists who have had at least one work published since 1959, the year of Hansberry's monumental achievement. The first section provides a listing of anthologies that include one or more plays written by an African American female dramatist. The second gives entries for reference works and for scholarly and critical studies of the dramatists and their plays. The third presents a listing of published plays by individual dramatists, along with a summary of each drama; the works of each playwright that are related to drama; and secondary sources that treat the dramatists and their plays. Entries are accompanied by concise but informative annotations, and the volume closes with a list of periodicals that frequently publish criticism of African American female playwrights, a section of brief biographical sketches of the dramatists, and extensive indexes.
Selected Plays
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Author : Alice Childress
language : en
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Release Date : 2011-04-19
Selected Plays written by Alice Childress and has been published by Northwestern University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-19 with Drama categories.
A selection of five plays by twentieth-century author and actress Alice Childress, including "Florence," "Gold through the Trees," "Trouble in Mind," "Wedding Band : A Love/Hate Story in Black and White," and "Wine in the Wilderness."
Black Female Playwrights
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Author : Kathy A. Perkins
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1990-10-22
Black Female Playwrights written by Kathy A. Perkins and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-10-22 with Social Science categories.
"Fine reading and a superb resource." -- Ms. "Highly recommended." -- Library Journal "Perkins has chosen the plays well, and her issue-oriented introduction places the women and their works in a literary and historical context." -- Choice "As well as being centered on the black experience, the plays in Black Female Playwrights are centered on the female experience." -- Voice Literary Supplement "Perkins' anthology is valuable for a number of reasons... Perkins' book (which includes a bibliography of plays and pageants by black women before 1950 as well as a selected bibliography of critical works) is a major help in providing access to [the world of black drama]." -- Theatre Journal The need to acknowledge these works was the impetus behind this volume. Perkins has selected nineteen plays from seven writers who were among the major dramatizers of the black experience during this early period. As forerunners to the activist black theater of the 1950s and 1960s, these plays represent a critical stage in the development of black drama in the United States.
Black Comedy
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Author : Pamela Faith Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Release Date : 1997
Black Comedy written by Pamela Faith Jackson and has been published by Hal Leonard Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Drama categories.
(Applause Books). This first-of-its kind collection includes a wide range of works, from an early examination and critique of American society after World War II to plays that reflect socio-political concerns that kept pace with historical events, like the sit-in demonstrations, the bus boycotts, black nationalism, and the women's liberation movement. A hybrid of comedic forms including satire, farce, comedy of manners, romantic comedy, dark comedy, and tragicomedy are presented through vernacular language, stand-up performance art, masks, broad humor, as well as the minstrel show. Essays, articles and interviews complement this critical edition.