{"product_id":"a-history-of-african-american-theatre-paperback-9780521624725","title":"A History of African American Theatre (Paperback) 9780521624725","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of African American Theatre\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first definitive account of African-American performance and theatre from slavery to the present.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErrol G. Hill (Author), James V. Hatch (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521624725, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 8 December 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e634 pages, 43 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15.5 x 3.7 cm, 0.98 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… they have done a fantastic job of documenting the information in an accessible study that offers insights into contributors to black theatre movements from slavery to the thirdmillennium … I could really do no justice by listing what is included here, the coverage is so vast … a worthy contribution to academic knowledge and an invaluable resource.' Journal of New Theatre Quarterly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is the first definitive history of African-American theatre. The text embraces a wide geography investigating companies from coast to coast as well as the anglophone Caribbean and African-American companies touring Europe, Australia, and Africa. This history represents a catholicity of styles - from African ritual born out of slavery to European forms, from amateur to professional. It covers nearly two and a half centuries of black performance and production with issues of gender, class, and race ever in attendance. The volume encompasses aspects of performance such as minstrel, vaudeville, cabaret acts, musicals and opera. Shows by white playwrights that used black casts, particularly in music and dance, are included, as are productions of western classics and a host of Shakespeare plays. The breadth and vitality of black theatre history, from the individual performance to large-scale company productions, from political nationalism to integration, is conveyed in this volume.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Foreword Lloyd G. Richards\u003cbr\u003e Preface James V. Hatch\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Errol G. Hill\u003cbr\u003e 1. Slavery and conquest: background to black theatre Errol G. Hill\u003cbr\u003e 2. The African Theatre to Uncle Tom's Cabin Erroll G. Hill\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Civil War to The Creole Show  Errol G. Hill\u003cbr\u003e 4. The American minstrelsy in black and white James V. Hatch\u003cbr\u003e 5. New vistas: plays, spectacles, musicals, and opera Errol G. Hill\u003cbr\u003e 6. The struggle continues Errol G. Hill and James V. Hatch\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Harlem Renaissance James V. Hatch\u003cbr\u003e 8. Educational theatre James V. Hatch and Errol G. Hill\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Caribbean connection Errol G. Hill\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Great Depression and Federal Theatre James V. Hatch\u003cbr\u003e 11. Creeping toward integration James V. Hatch\u003cbr\u003e 12. From Hansberry to Shange James V. Hatch\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Millennium James V. Hatch\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Theatre scholarship at the year 2002\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Human geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Human geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Human%20geography%20%5BRGC%5D%22\"\u003eRGC\u003c\/a\u003e], Opera [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Opera\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Opera%20%5BAVGC9%5D%22\"\u003eAVGC9\u003c\/a\u003e], Street theatre [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Street theatre\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Street%20theatre%20%5BASZD%5D%22\"\u003eASZD\u003c\/a\u003e], Mime [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mime\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mime%20%5BASZC%5D%22\"\u003eASZC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001723343128,"sku":"9780521624725","price":48.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521624725i_7f22fdce-0765-4f6a-a307-a85b12bd874d.jpg?v=1691370688","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-african-american-theatre-paperback-9780521624725","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}