Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family: Reviving the Legacy

ISBN-13: 9781032034713 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 248 str.

USA) Cizmar Elizabeth M. (Vanderbilt University

Opis

This is a critical biography examining the life and work of Ernie McClintock, the founder of the Jazz Acting Method and 1997 recipient of the Living Legend Award from the National Black Theatre Festival, whose inclusive contributions to acting and actor training have largely remained on the fringes of scholarship and practice.

Spis treści

1. Afrocentric Roots in Chicago’s Blackbelt (1937-1964)  2. Shaking Up Harlem (1965-1972)  3. Canonizing the Contemporary Black Classics (1973-1981)  4. Quaring the Black Theatre Movement (1981-1986)  5. Rebel in Richmond (1987-1993)  6. The Persistence of a Living Legend (1994-1997)  7. To See Another Day (1998-2003)

O autorze

Elizabeth M. Cizmar is an assistant professor of acting and directing and Affiliate Faculty of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University. She holds an M.F.A from the Actors Studio Drama School/The New School and a Ph.D. in Drama from Tufts University.