Errol Hill (Editor)
The Theater of Black Americans (Volume II): The Presenters/The Participators - A Collection of Critical Essays.
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1980. Twentieth-Century Views. First printing. 0139127259 viii/162 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.5" x 8.25", is in fine condition, with sound binding, clean and bright pages.
"This collection of critical essays, the second of two volumes, shows how black theater has risen above the poverty and hopelessness that once overshadowed it to create a profoundly unique on the whole of American theater. Errol Hill's selections discuss the realm of dramatic talent and purpose displayed by such groups as the Federal Theatre, the American Negro Theatre, the Negro Ensemble Company, and others. Viewing the black stage as "temple of liberation" designed to preserve, maintain, and perpetuate the richness of black lifestyle, the contributors examine the audiences and critics who have for years observed black drama.
From the birth of the Harlem Renaissance and the creation of the Lafayette Players to the emergence of today's National Black Theatre of 125th Street, Harlem, this volume offers a penetrating look at a black art form that has exploded into an American cultural institution."