The Progression of African-American Theatre
Meanwhile....in the community
Negro Ensemble Company (1965)
Consciousness Revolution in African-American Theatre
What exactly is African-American Theatre?
- Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald Krone
- "A Raisin in The Sun"
- Officially up and functioning in 1967.
- Inspired a new wave of theatre
- Created a way of life
- Separate and Equal
- The Black Arts Movement (1968-)
- Black Panther influenced
- Amiri Baraka in Harlem
- Poets and artists emerge
- Nikki Giovanni & Maya Angelou
According to the Brittanica, Black Theatre (African-American Theatre) in the United States is a dramatic movement encompassing plays written by, for, and about African Americans.
New Lafayette Theatre
Why Separate?
- "The House Beautiful"
- Based in Harlem
- Place of progression
- Creating a narrrative
- Not getting the roles
- Acceptance
- Creating companies for artists to create their art