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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.

1968

1970s and beyond

1965

1963/64

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

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