Harvey Young is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Professor of Theatre at Boston University. He is the author or editor of ten books, including Embodying Black Experience (2010), Theatre & Race (2013) and most recently Theatre after Empire (2021).

'In recent years, African American theatre has surged as a vital force for community, protest, mourning, fury, and hope. This expanded edition examines Black theater's newest developments even as it remains the definitive resource for understanding the deep historical, political, and theoretical traditions that inform this contemporary theater making. An indispensable volume for students, experts, and fans alike.' Shane Vogel, Yale University

• Introduction Harvey Young; 1. Slavery, performance, and the design of African American theatre Douglas A. Jones, Jr.; 2. Slave rebellions on the national stage Heather S. Nathans; 3. Early Black Americans on Broadway Monica White Ndounou; 4. Drama in the Harlem Renaissance Soyica Diggs Colbert; 5. The Negro Little Theatre Movement Jonathan Shandell; 6. Black women dramatists, 1930–1960 Adrienne Macki; 7. Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement Aimee Zygmonski; 8. Fragmented musicals and 1970s soul aesthetic Samuel O'Connell; 9. Spectacles of whiteness from Adrienne Kennedy to Suzan-Lori Parks Faedra Chatard Carpenter; 10. African American performance and community engagement Nadine George-Graves; 11. Women playwrights who cross cultural borders Sandra G. Shannon; 12. African Diaspora drama Sandra L. Richards; 13. Black theatre in the age of Obama Harry J. Elam, Jr.; 14. Staging Black Lives Matter Khalid Y. Long; 15. Contemporary Black Queer Drama Leticia Ridley; 16. African American Dance Theatre Ariel Nereson.

Harvey Young is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Professor of Theatre at Boston University. He is the author or editor of ten books, including Embodying Black Experience (2010), Theatre & Race (2013) and most recently Theatre after Empire (2021).

'In recent years, African American theatre has surged as a vital force for community, protest, mourning, fury, and hope. This expanded edition examines Black theater's newest developments even as it remains the definitive resource for understanding the deep historical, political, and theoretical traditions that inform this contemporary theater making. An indispensable volume for students, experts, and fans alike.' Shane Vogel, Yale University

• Introduction Harvey Young; 1. Slavery, performance, and the design of African American theatre Douglas A. Jones, Jr.; 2. Slave rebellions on the national stage Heather S. Nathans; 3. Early Black Americans on Broadway Monica White Ndounou; 4. Drama in the Harlem Renaissance Soyica Diggs Colbert; 5. The Negro Little Theatre Movement Jonathan Shandell; 6. Black women dramatists, 1930–1960 Adrienne Macki; 7. Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement Aimee Zygmonski; 8. Fragmented musicals and 1970s soul aesthetic Samuel O'Connell; 9. Spectacles of whiteness from Adrienne Kennedy to Suzan-Lori Parks Faedra Chatard Carpenter; 10. African American performance and community engagement Nadine George-Graves; 11. Women playwrights who cross cultural borders Sandra G. Shannon; 12. African Diaspora drama Sandra L. Richards; 13. Black theatre in the age of Obama Harry J. Elam, Jr.; 14. Staging Black Lives Matter Khalid Y. Long; 15. Contemporary Black Queer Drama Leticia Ridley; 16. African American Dance Theatre Ariel Nereson.

Harvey Young is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Professor of Theatre at Boston University. He is the author or editor of ten books, including Embodying Black Experience (2010), Theatre & Race (2013) and most recently Theatre after Empire (2021).

'In recent years, African American theatre has surged as a vital force for community, protest, mourning, fury, and hope. This expanded edition examines Black theater's newest developments even as it remains the definitive resource for understanding the deep historical, political, and theoretical traditions that inform this contemporary theater making. An indispensable volume for students, experts, and fans alike.' Shane Vogel, Yale University

• Introduction Harvey Young; 1. Slavery, performance, and the design of African American theatre Douglas A. Jones, Jr.; 2. Slave rebellions on the national stage Heather S. Nathans; 3. Early Black Americans on Broadway Monica White Ndounou; 4. Drama in the Harlem Renaissance Soyica Diggs Colbert; 5. The Negro Little Theatre Movement Jonathan Shandell; 6. Black women dramatists, 1930–1960 Adrienne Macki; 7. Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement Aimee Zygmonski; 8. Fragmented musicals and 1970s soul aesthetic Samuel O'Connell; 9. Spectacles of whiteness from Adrienne Kennedy to Suzan-Lori Parks Faedra Chatard Carpenter; 10. African American performance and community engagement Nadine George-Graves; 11. Women playwrights who cross cultural borders Sandra G. Shannon; 12. African Diaspora drama Sandra L. Richards; 13. Black theatre in the age of Obama Harry J. Elam, Jr.; 14. Staging Black Lives Matter Khalid Y. Long; 15. Contemporary Black Queer Drama Leticia Ridley; 16. African American Dance Theatre Ariel Nereson.