Description |
1 online resource |
Series |
Southwestern Writers Collection series |
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Southwestern Writers Collection series.
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Contents |
Introduction: definition of black theatre -- Camp Logan / Celeste Bedford Walker -- Johnny B. Goode / Thomas Meloncon -- Killingsworth / Eugene Lee -- Driving wheel / Sterling Houston -- Br'er rabbit / adapted by George Hawkins -- When the ancestors call / Elizabeth Brown-Guillory -- Ancestors / Ted Shine |
Summary |
<P>One of the few books of its kind, <i>Acting Up and Getting Down</i> brings together seven African American literary voices that all have a connection to the Lone Star state. Covering Texas themes and universal ones, this collection showcases often-overlooked literary talents to bring to life inspiring facets of black theatre history.</p><p>Capturing the intensity of racial violence in Texas, from the Battle of San Jacinto to a World War I?era riot at a Houston training ground, Celeste Bedford Walker?s <i>Camp Logan</i> and Ted Shine?s <i>Ancestors</i> provide fascinating narratives through the lens of history. Thomas Meloncon?s <i>Johnny B. Goode</i> and George Hawkins?s <i>Br?er Rabbit</i> explore the cultural legacies of blues music and folktales. Three unflinching dramas (Sterling Houston?s <i>Driving Wheel</i>, Eugene Lee?s <i>Killingsworth</i>, and Elizabeth Brown-Guillory?s <i>When the Ancestors Call</i>) examine homosexuality, a death in the family, and child abuse, bringing to light the private tensions of intersections between the individual and the community.</p><p>Supplemented by a chronology of black literary milestones as well as a playwrights? canon, <i>Acting Up and Getting Down</i> puts the spotlight on creative achievements that have for too long been excluded from Texas letters. The resulting anthology not only provides new insight into a regional experience but also completes the American story as told onstage.</p> |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
American drama -- African American authors.
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American drama -- Texas
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American drama -- 20th century
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American drama -- 21st century
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African Americans -- Drama
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DRAMA -- American.
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DRAMA / American / African American
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African Americans
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American drama
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American drama -- African American authors
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Drama
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Amerikanisches Englisch
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Schwarze
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Texas
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Texas
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Drama
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Drama.
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Théâtre.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Mayo, Sandra Marie, 1947- editor.
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Holt, Elvin, 1945- editor.
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LC no. |
2013030264 |
ISBN |
0292727658 |
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9780292727656 |
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