Download or read book Two Jamaican Plays written by Roy Comrie and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two dramas of everyday happenings in Jamaican ghettos. The first play, "MURDER", tells the story of a schoolboy who chose to lead a life of crime. As expected, his career was cut short by a hail of police bullets. His aggrieved mother commits suicide by burning the home she shares with many other poor unfortunates including a large number of children. Although a tragedy, it is packed with laughter from start to finish. The second play "AREA DON" surrounds the character of "Speckle" a very unusual gangster and 'Donman'. He fights valiantly against injustice while struggling to stay alive in the face of mounting pressure from other would-be dons. It is part musical, and includes several entertaining dancehall scenes.
Download or read book Two Can Play written by Trevor D. Rhone and published by KET. This book was released on 1984 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jamaican Theatre written by Wycliffe Bennett and published by University of West Indies Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late Wycliffe Bennett (1922-2009), widely regarded as the godfather of the Jamaican theatre in the second half of the twentieth century, brings all his experience and insight to this last, formidable production. Wycliffe Bennett saw almost every theatrical production of note in this period, directed some productions himself, and, in addition, worked as a manager and trainer in speech, radio and television. His wife, Hazel, co-author of this liberally illustrated work, adds her skills as documentalist and witness. Together, the Bennetts have produced the first book of its kind, a panorama of performance, from the imported touring companies and fledgling local elitist groups of the 1920s and 1930s, to the birth of the Little Theatre Movement during the war years; from the small, ambitious groups of the 1950s and 1960s to the thriving commercial "roots theatre" of the new century. The book also chronicles the development of drama on radio and television, and Jamaica's small but important film industry. In extensively documenting and analysing dance, it considers modern foundation groups like Ivy Baxter and the National Dance Theatre Company, as well as their precursors and myriad offspring. A pioneer of the Jamaica Festival movement, Wycliffe Bennett describes it from the inside, culminating with eyewitness accounts of the spectacular Caribbean Festival of the Arts, Carifesta '76, over which he presided. As well, the authors treat music in all its variety, from classical through the Frats Quintet to reggae. There are also sections by experts in their fields: Yvonne Jones Brewster writes on Theatre 77 and Barn Theatre; Dr Maria Smith examines Revival; Barbara Requa discusses dance techniques; and Mary Brathwaite Morgan considers the golden age of drama at the University of the West Indies. To complete this panoptic view of the performing arts, there is an A to Z of the scores of outstanding personages in the different fields.
Download or read book The Handbook of Jamaica for written by and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mixed Company written by Yvonne Brewster and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2012 Jamaica celebrates the 50th anniversary of Independence. Mixed Company is a collection of three of the finest early Jamaican theatrical works, written for the most part before the dawn of Independence. Written in 1954 (The Creatures by Cicely Waite-Smith), 1960 (Bedward by Louis Marriott) and 1970 (Maskarade by Sylvia Wynter), the plays are examples of works conceived with a Jamaican audience in mind, a Jamaican audience conscious of the melting pot in which it lived. Each offers a unique perspective on the spirit of a people who held on to traditional beliefs and customs in the face of colonial opprobrium as the populace struggled to gain its political, social and cultural independence. Yvonne Brewster talks to Woman's Hour about Jamaican indpendence
Download or read book Country Duppy Jonkanoo Jamboree written by Aston Cooke and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Country Duppy and Jonkanoo Jamboree are two very amusing plays that revel in traditional Jamaican cultural forms and creatively explore their meeting with the modern world. Highly recommended for Caribbean students of English Literature and Theatre Arts COUNTRY DUPPY This is family entertainment.informative, rib-tickling comedy (Daily Gleaner) Country Duppy is an outrageously hilarious slice of Jamaican life. (Jamaica Observer) heavily informed by Jamaican folklore and traditional practices. (Share News, Toronto) JONKANOO JAMBOREE An allegorical exploration of class and race using the Jonkanoo as a trope for life as a masquerade. (SUSUMBA) There was understanding of stage craft, use of space and natural dialogue. (Daily Gleaner) Musical drama, part cautionary folktale marked by a sense of old-fashioned Jamaican storytelling and youthful angst. (Tallawah Magazine)
Download or read book Two Can Play written by Theatre Passe Muraille Archives (University of Guelph) and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre written by Don Rubin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new in paperback edition of World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United States. Entries on twenty six countries are preceded by specialist introductions on Theatre in Post-Colonial Latin America, Theatres of North America, Puppet Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Music Theatre and Dance Theatre. The essays follow the series format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within the volume and between volumes. Each country entry is written by specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team based at the University of York in Canada headed by Don Rubin. Each entry covers all aspects of theatre genres, practitioners, writers, critics and styles, with bibliographies, over 200 black & white photographs and a substantial index. This Encyclopedia is indispensable for anyone interested in the cultures of the Americas or in modern theatre. It is also an invaluable reference tool for students and scholars of a wide range of disciplines including history, performance studies, anthropology and cultural studies.
Download or read book The Handbook of Jamaica written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Brief History of Seven Killings written by Marlon James and published by Riverhead Books. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale inspired by the 1976 attempted assassination of Bob Marley spans decades and continents to explore the experiences of journalists, drug dealers, killers, and ghosts against a backdrop of social and political turmoil.
Download or read book Contemporary Black American Playwrights and Their Plays written by Bernard L. Peterson Jr. and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1988-05-17 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides a wealth of information on obscure and overlooked American playwrights as well as some famous ones; it will be a welcome addition for collections specializing in the theater arts. Reference Books Bulletin This directory and index, the first such volume devoted exclusively to contemporary black American dramatists, will have an important place in theatre collections. It captures and preserves an elusive part of artistic endeavor, giving access to literally thousands of dramatic works that would otherwise be lost to scholars and the public. Organized as an encyclopedia, it provides information on more than 600 noteworthy Black American playwrights whose plays have been written, produced, or published between 1950 and the present. The volume begins with an introductory essay surveying the history of contemporary black American drama. Playwrights, screenwriters, radio and television scriptwriters, and musical theatre collaborators are treated in individual entries that comprise the bulk of the book. The volume also supplies a bibliography of anthologies, books, and periodicals cited; mailing addresses for more than 200 of the playwrights; and title and subject indexes.
Download or read book Jamaica written by Great Britain. Colonial Office and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jamaica s Find written by Juanita Havill and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1986 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little girl finds a stuffed dog in the park and decides to take it home.
Download or read book Jamaica Folk lore written by Martha Warren Beckwith and published by Corinthian Press. This book was released on 1928 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two Can Play And School s Out written by Trevor D. Rhone and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Country Duppy Jonkanoo Jamboree written by Aston Cooke and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Country Duppy and Jonkanoo Jamboree are two very amusing plays that revel in traditional Jamaican cultural forms and creatively explore their meeting with the modern world. Highly recommended for Caribbean students of English Literature and Theatre Arts" COUNTRY DUPPY "This is family entertainment....informative, rib-tickling comedy" (Daily Gleaner) "Country Duppy is an outrageously hilarious slice of Jamaican life." (Jamaica Observer) "...heavily informed by Jamaican folklore and traditional practices." (Share News, Toronto) JONKANOO JAMBOREE "An allegorical exploration of class and race using the Jonkanoo as a trope for life as a masquerade". (SUSUMBA) "There was understanding of stage craft, use of space and natural dialogue." (Daily Gleaner) "Musical drama, part cautionary folktale marked by a sense of old-fashioned Jamaican storytelling and youthful angst." (Tallawah Magazine)
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