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Acting Up and Getting Down - Plays by African American Texans (Paperback)
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Acting Up and Getting Down - Plays by African American Texans (Paperback)
Series: Southwestern Writers Collection Series, Wittliff Collections at Texas State University
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One of the few books of its kind, Acting Up and Getting Down brings
together seven African American literary voices that all have a
connection to the Lone Star state. Covering Texas themes and
universal ones, this collection showcases often-overlooked literary
talents to bring to life inspiring facets of black theatre history.
Capturing the intensity of racial violence in Texas, from the
Battle of San Jacinto to a World War I-era riot at a Houston
training ground, Celeste Bedford Walker's Camp Logan and Ted
Shine's Ancestors provide fascinating narratives through the lens
of history. Thomas Meloncon's Johnny B. Goode and George Hawkins's
Br'er Rabbit explore the cultural legacies of blues music and
folktales. Three unflinching dramas (Sterling Houston's Driving
Wheel, Eugene Lee's Killingsworth, and Elizabeth Brown-Guillory's
When the Ancestors Call) examine homosexuality, a death in the
family, and child abuse, bringing to light the private tensions of
intersections between the individual and the community.
Supplemented by a chronology of black literary milestones as well
as a playwrights' canon, Acting Up and Getting Down puts the
spotlight on creative achievements that have for too long been
excluded from Texas letters. The resulting anthology not only
provides new insight into a regional experience but also completes
the American story as told onstage.
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