Traces the development of black theater in America by examining the work of the theater's five most productive playwrights: Willis Richardson, Randolph Edmonds, Langston Hughes, LeRoi Jones, and Ed Bullins.
Traces the development of black theater in America by examining the work of the theater's five most productive playwrights: Willis Richardson, Randolp...
But someday somebody'll Stand up and talk about me Black and beautiful And sing about me. And put on plays about me I reckon it'll be Me myself Yes, it'll be me.
Langston Hughes is least known for his theatrical endeavors, yet his attention to the theater was lifelong. His love of the stage began in childhood, and from the late 1920s on he was continually writing plays, for black community theater, for theater companies he established himself, and for the Broadway and off-Broadway stage. His early plays endeavor to provide "authentic" representations...
But someday somebody'll Stand up and talk about me Black and beautiful And sing about me. And put on plays about me I reckon...