Download or read book Ceremonies in Dark Old Men written by Lonne Elder, III and published by Hill and Wang. This book was released on 1969 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, a classic of American theater, is the poignant story of a family in 1950s Harlem. In timeless prose, Lonne Elder explores the discontent of a generation that has grown old before its time, and the determination of the next generation to avoid such a fate. In the play, Russel B. Parker is a prodigal father and failed barber who exists on memories and "ceremonies" for survival. He spends his time recounting atmospheric tales of his life in vaudeville and tells, in darkly comic detail, about his days on the chain gang. Just beneath the surface of Elder's work lie the terrors of day-to-day life in a racist society--never directly mentioned, but always simmering unforgettably. Ceremonies in Dark Old Men had its debut Off-Broadway in 1969. It received enthusiastic reviews and moved into an extended run. Since its first performance, the play has been produced numerous times both on television and on the stage, with the leads being played by an honor roll of actors, including Laurence Fishburne, Denzel Washington, and Billy Dee Williams.
Download or read book Two Plays Song of the Lusitanian Bogey written by Peter Weiss and published by New York : Atheneum. This book was released on 1970 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Theatre written by Milly S. Barranger and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience theatre as "a performing art and humanistic event." THEATRE: A WAY OF SEEING is an exciting introduction to all aspects of theatre: who sees it, what is seen, and where and how it is seen.
Download or read book Butler A Witness to History written by Wil Haygood and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities fellow Wil Haygood comes a mesmerizing inquiry into the life of Eugene Allen, the butler who ignited a nation's imagination and inspired a major motion picture: The Butler: A Witness to History, the highly anticipated film that stars six Oscar winners, including Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey (honorary and nominee), Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Redgrave, and Robin Williams; as well as Oscar nominee Terrence Howard, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Alan Rickman, and Liev Schreiber. With a foreword by the Academy Award nominated director Lee Daniels, The Butler not only explores Allen's life and service to eight American Presidents, from Truman to Reagan, but also includes an essay, in the vein of James Baldwin’s jewel The Devil Finds Work, that explores the history of black images on celluloid and in Hollywood, and fifty-seven pictures of Eugene Allen, his family, the presidents he served, and the remarkable cast of the movie.
Download or read book Livin Fat written by Judi Ann Mason and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1974 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nevis Mountain Dew written by Steve Carter and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1979 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: The place is a home in Queens (NY), where the family of Jared Philibert, who has long been confined in an iron lung, gathers to celebrate his fiftieth birthday. Present are his wife; his two sisters, who also live in the house and care f
Download or read book The Theater Experience written by Edwin Wilson and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 1991 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ideal theater appreciation text for courses focusing on theater elements, "The Theater Experience" encourages students to be active theater-goers as they learn about the fundamentals of a production. By addressing the importance of the audience, Wilson brings the art of performance to life for students who may have little experience with the medium. .
Download or read book Companions of the Fire written by Ali Wadud and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1980 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story involves the liaison between a Harlem woman, who is a bit older, and plumper, than she would like others to notice, and the younger man she has picked up in the park. It is her birthday, and they have come to her apartment for, she hopes, a night of unbridled passion. But her guest proves to be more than she has bargained for; a self-styled orator and revolutionary "genius," whose mission is to "save" the black race. At first, she tries to humor him into a more relaxed and receptive mood, but gradually she becomes aware that her visitor is not only very intense but perhaps slightly unbalanced as well. And, despite her unsatisfied needs, she determines to send him on his way--a decision which brings on a telling, revealing exchange and for the lady, a sense of self-respect she thought she had long since lost."--Back cover.
Download or read book New York Head Shop and Museum written by Audre Lorde and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Loose Leaf for The Theatre Experience written by Edwin Wilson and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 2019-01-18 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Theatre Experience prepares students to be well-informed, well-prepared theatre audience members. With an audience-centered narrative that engages today's students, a vivid photo program that brings concepts to life, and features that teach and encourage a variety of skill sets, students master core concepts and learn to think critically about the theatre and the world around them. As a result, students are better prepared for class, and better prepared for theatre going.
Download or read book Weyward Macbeth written by S. Newstok and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weyward Macbeth, a volume of entirely new essays, provides innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to the various ways Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' has been adapted and appropriated within the context of American racial constructions. Comprehensive in its scope, this collection addresses the enduringly fraught history of 'Macbeth' in the United States, from its appearance as the first Shakespearean play documented in the American colonies to a proposed Hollywood film version with a black diasporic cast. Over two dozen contributions explore 'Macbeth's' haunting presence in American drama, poetry, film, music, history, politics, acting, and directing — all through the intersections of race and performance.
Download or read book Zooman and the Sign written by Charles Fuller and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1982 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'Zooman" is black teen in Philadelphia who senselessly terrorizes his community wit hour regard to race. His most recent crime is killing a 12 year-old girl on a street filled with witnesses, all of who are afraid to talk.The dead girl's father posts a sign accusing the entire community of cowardice in the face of the ever escalating violence." -- Cover [p. 4].
Download or read book Supernation at Peace and War written by Dan Wakefield and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eyes of the American written by Samm-Art Williams and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1986 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Summer of the Seventeenth Doll written by Ray Lawler and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1985 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Lawler Characters:3 male, 4 female Interior Set This compelling Australian play was a success in London and was hailed by critics in New York for its vigor, integrity, and realistic portrayal of two itinerant cane cutters: Barney, a swaggering little scrapper, and Roo, a big roughneck. They have spent the past sixteen summers off with two ladies in a Southern Australian city. Every year Roo has brought a tinsel doll to Olive, his girl, as a gift to symbolize their relatio
Download or read book From the Mississippi Delta written by Endesha Ida Mae Holland and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil rights activist and playwright Endesha Holland relates her poverty-stricken childhood in Greenwood, Mississippi, her chance meeting with Robert Moses and subsequent involvement with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, her tours in the North to publicize atrocities in the South, her pursuit of a Ph.D., and her discovery of her talents as a playwright.
Download or read book Two Plays written by Douglas Turner Ward and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
