Argues that if black theater is to continue to mature or be infused with new ideas, new forms and new points of view, it must find a way to sustain neighborhood theaters, taking as a key example Woodie King's New Federal Theater, which is located on the lower East Side of New York City. (JM)

A summarization of Paul Lawrence Dunbar's pioneering efforts as a black playwright and an evaluation of his role in the American theatre. (EH)

Discusses necessity for the black theater to divorce itself from dependence upon white foundation support; holds that black theater should be supported by its own community. (KG)

A chronicle of the inferior images and social stereotypes of blacks as portrayed in early American drama. Through a discussion of representative plays, the development of black theatre is traced and the argument advanced that black playwrights, in responding to white stereotypes, also contributed to the perpetuation of racial myths. (EH)

Both as director/playwright of New York's New Lafayette Theater and as a writer seriously committed to the forging of a black aesthetic, Ed Bullins brings to the community an artistic synthesis of the Folk-Oral and Formal-Literate Traditions. (Author/JM)

Discusses ed Bullins' role in bringing together in the summer of 1968 a representative collection of works from the Black Arts Movement; the controversy surrounding his 1971 Lincoln Center production of his play, "The Duplex"; and his play, "House Party," a collage of voices and images from Blacktown mounted at The American…

Asserts that black world experience is complex and exciting, and presents themes dealing with: (1) Africa--the remote past and near present; (2) the ordeal of slavery in the New World; (3) reconstruction in the U.S.; and, (4) the survival and growth of black people in the U.S. (Author/JM)

This annual feature reviews events and happenings in New York City, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, San Francisco-Bay Area, and Los Angeles. (JM)

This performance guide is designed for teachers to use with students before and after a performance of "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black." The guide, called a "Cuesheet," contains seven activity sheets for use in class, addressing: (1) To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (a theatrical collage based upon the life and work of the…

Contemporary Black theatre offers audiences insight into a wide variety of Black lifestyles and experiences, such as those stemming from low self-esteem and quests for individual and collective awareness and liberation. Recognition by scholars, private and federal funding sources, and the audience at large are needed for the continued survival of…