The Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and Performance Contributor(s): Perkins, Kathy A. (Editor), Richards, Sandra L. (Editor), Craft, Renée Alexander (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367478013 ISBN-13: 9780367478018 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - African American - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Art | American - African American |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.85" W x 9.69" (1.63 lbs) 426 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and Performance is an outstanding collection of specially written essays that charts the emergence, development, and diversity of African American Theatre and Performance--from the nineteenth-century African Grove Theatre to Afrofuturism. Alongside chapters from scholars are contributions from theatre makers, including producers, theatre managers, choreographers, directors, designers, and critics. This ambitious Companion includes:
This book engages a wide audience of scholars, students, and theatre practitioners with its unprecedented breadth. More than anything, these invaluable insights not only offer a window onto the processes of producing work, but also the labour and economic issues that have shaped and enabled African American theatre. |