Books tagged: african american theater

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The African Tragedian    by Robin Peters
Price: $4.99 USD. 5830 words. Published on February 17, 2012. .

Ira Aldridge, America's earliest important Black actor, became one of the most celebrated Shakespearean actors of nineteenth century Europe. This dramatic montage traces the joyous moment that performance can bring and the hurtful reality of being Black during racial slavery.
Multicultural Theater in Los Angeles During the Early 1990s    by Robin Peters
Price: $15.99 USD. 55370 words. Published on February 25, 2012. .

Is there multicultural theater in Los Angeles? If so, who is involved? Can the identity and nature of diversity be codified? "Multicultural Theater in Los Angeles During the Early 1990s" examines Asian, Chicano/Hispanic and Black theater communities. This historical narrative defines the major professional theaters, the actors and writers and how funding affects professional Los Angeles Theater.