Black theatre : the making of a movement /

Recaptures the birth of a new theatre from the Civil Rights activism of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Presents an encyclopedia of the leading figures, institutions and events. Clips from historic productions include the first all-black production of Genet's The Blacks, along wit...

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Corporate Authors:	National Black Touring Circuit, Inc, California Newsreel (Firm)
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [1992]
Subjects:	African American theater > History > 20th century. African American theater. American drama > African American authors. African American actors. African American dramatists.

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Summary:	Recaptures the birth of a new theatre from the Civil Rights activism of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Presents an encyclopedia of the leading figures, institutions and events. Clips from historic productions include the first all-black production of Genet's The Blacks, along with A Raisin in the sun, Black girl, Dutchman and For Colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf.
Item Description:	Videocassette release of the 1978 motion picture. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (114 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Audience:	Theater arts. Black studies. Civil rights.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, James Malloy ; editor, Franklin Manno ; music, John Lewis Sound.