{"product_id":"the-national-black-drama-anthology-eleven-plays-from-americas-leading-african-american-theaters-9781557832191","title":"The National Black Drama Anthology: Eleven Plays from America's Leading African-American Theaters","description":"\"Though New York remains the de facto capital of American theater, much of the most daring and interesting work today is done by regional theaters. This is doubly true of plays by African American authors, who, despite a few notable exceptions (August Wilson, George C. Wolfe), suffer under a commercial apartheid that keeps black plays off Broadway. Of necessity, African American theater artists have to create their own venues from the ground up. This wide-ranging anthology edited by the founder of the New Federal Theater celebrates the work of that company's black-owned, black-run peers by presenting work by 11 dramatists. Among the most interesting are Jeff Stetson's moving \u003ci\u003eThe Meeting\u003c\/i\u003e, which imagines a meeting between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., and Shauneille Perry's fascinating updating of \u003ci\u003eIn Dahomey\u003c\/i\u003e, the 1903 musical hit that was the first 'all-Black show' on Broadway.\" - \u003ci\u003eJack Helbig, Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Various Authors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Applause Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Applause Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.76h x 5.94w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557832191","brand":"Applause Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706438389897,"sku":"9781557832191","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_fc1c0ab7-165c-461c-9426-000f975e55f1.jpg?v=1719457009","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-national-black-drama-anthology-eleven-plays-from-americas-leading-african-american-theaters-9781557832191","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}