Experiments in democracy : interracial and cross-cultural exchange in American theatre, 1912-1945 /

"Essays in "Experiments in Democracy" look at theatre groups, as well as individual playwrights and their works, to examine how theatre artists used performance to try to bridge America's persistent racial divide and sought strategies for bringing different communities and cultur...

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Other Authors: Black, Cheryl, 1954- (Editor), Shandell, Jonathan (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016]
Series:Theater in the Americas.
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Summary:"Essays in "Experiments in Democracy" look at theatre groups, as well as individual playwrights and their works, to examine how theatre artists used performance to try to bridge America's persistent racial divide and sought strategies for bringing different communities and cultural traditions into the nation's broader cultural conversation"--
Physical Description:vii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780809334681
0809334682