Sterling Houston is an innovative African American writer whose plays are known for biting social commentary combined with eye-popping theatricality. Despite many successful productions, his work has never before been widely available in print. The four plays in this collection represent Houston s full range of themes and styles. "High ""Yello"" Ros""e" deflates the Alamo myth by casting the heroes parts entirely with women. "Isis in ""Nubia" is a love story that sets the Isis/Osiris myth in West Africa. "Black Lily and White Lily" is a realistic domestic drama exploring racial tensions....
Sterling Houston is an innovative African American writer whose plays are known for biting social commentary combined with eye-popping theatricality. ...
From plantation performances to minstrel shows of the late nineteenth century, the roots of black theatre in Texas reflect the history of a state where black Texans have continually created powerful cultural emblems that defy the cliches of horses, cattle, and bravado. Drawing on troves of archival materials from numerous statewide sources, Stages of Struggle and Celebration captures the important legacies of the dramatic arts in a historical field that has paid most of its attention to black musicians.
Setting the stage, the authors retrace the path of the cakewalk and...
From plantation performances to minstrel shows of the late nineteenth century, the roots of black theatre in Texas reflect the history of a state w...
