African American Review · 1996 · 53 citations · 0 references
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The New Deal era fostered cultural initiatives, emphasizing a national Negro theatre and navigating the politics of drama production amid unpredictable audiences. The book is organized with illustrations, a preface, acknowledgements, an introduction, a chapter on acting properly, followed by an afterword, notes, and an index.
List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. A new deal (or not) for culture 2. Critical directions: toward a national negro theatre 3. Producing new dramas: the politics of choice 4. The unpredictable audience 5. Acting properly Afterword Notes Index.