Macbeth in Harlem: Black Theater in America from the Beginning to Raisin in the Sun

by Clifford Mason

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In 1936 Orson Welles directed a celebrated all-black production of Macbeth that was hailed as a breakthrough for African Americans in the theater. For over a century, black performers had fought for the right to perform on the American stage, going all the way back to an 1820s Shakespearean troupe that performed Richard III, Othello, and Macbeth, without relying on white patronage.

"Macbeth" in Harlem tells...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1978809999

ISBN13:9781978809994

Release Date:June 2020

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:246 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.4"

Age Range:16 years and up

Grade Range:Grade 11 and higher

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Arts, Music & Photography Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Performing Arts Social Science Social Sciences

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