Acting Up and Getting Down

Plays by African American Texans

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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One of the few books of its kind, Acting Up and Getting Down brings together seven African American literary voices that all have a connection to the Lone Star state. Covering Texas themes and universal ones, this collection showcases often-overlooked literary talents to bring to life inspiring facets of black theatre history.Capturing the intensity of racial violence in Texas, from the Battle of San Jacinto to a World War I–era riot at a Houston training ground, Celeste Bedford Walker’s Camp Logan and Ted Shine’s Ancestors provide fascinating narratives through the lens of history. Thomas Meloncon’s Johnny B. Goode and George Hawkins’s Br’er Rabbit explore the cultural legacies of blues music and folktales. Three unflinching dramas (Sterling Houston’s Driving Wheel, Eugene Lee’s Killingsworth, and Elizabeth Brown-Guillory’s When the Ancestors Call) examine homosexuality, a death in the family, and child abuse, bringing to light the private tensions of intersections between the individual and the community.Supplemented by a chronology of black literary milestones as well as a playwrights’ canon, Acting Up and Getting Down puts the spotlight on creative achievements that have for too long been excluded from Texas letters. The resulting anthology not only provides new insight into a regional experience but also completes the American story as told onstage.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-04-15
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSouthwestern Writers Collection Series, Wittliff Collections at Texas State University
Antal sidor364
FörlagUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN9780292754805

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Definition of Black TheatreCamp Logan (Celeste Bedford Walker)Johnny B. Goode (Thomas Meloncon)Killingsworth (Eugene Lee)Driving Wheel (Sterling Houston)Br'er Rabbit (Adapted by George Hawkins)When the Ancestors Call (Elizabeth Brown-Guillory)Ancestors (Ted Shine)Appendix A. ChronologyAppendix B. Playwrights' CanonPublications That Include Plays by Black Texas PlaywrightsEditor Biographies

"[A]n anthology featuring works by seven African-American playwrights with Texas connections. Acting Up and Getting Down showcases literary artists familiar to patrons of Houston's Ensemble Theatre, which has long supported African-American playwrights. Editors Sandra Mayo and Elvin Holt, professors at Texas State University, selected plays representing a broad range of themes, from racial violence to homosexuality to the legacy of the blues. Included are Celeste Bedford Walker's Camp Logan, Elizabeth Brown-Guillory's When the Ancestors Call, Thomas Meloncon's Johnny B. Goode, Eugene Lee's Killingsworth, George Hawkins's Br'er Rabbit and Sterling Houston's Driving Wheel. - Houston Chronicle