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Historical Dictionary of African American Theater

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Historical Dictionary of African American Theater

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The first known Black playwright emerged in the 1800s.

Historical Dictionary of African American Theater, Third Edition explores themes of identity, resistance, community, and social justice. It encompasses a wide range of artistic forms-comedy, drama, musical theater, and experimental works-and has produced influential playwrights such as Lorraine Hansberry, August Wilson, and Amiri Baraka. The field serves both as a platform for artistic innovation and as a means of cultural preservation, education, and political commentary.

It contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, directors and music composers, choreographers; costumers, scenic, and lighting designers. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about African American theater

Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Bibliography
About the Author

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Jan 07 2027
Format Hardback
Edition 3rd
Pages 688
ISBN 9781538199633
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Series Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Anthony D. Hill

Anthony D. Hill is professor emeritus of theatre a…

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