Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. is Professor and Chair of Theatre Arts at Loyola Marymount University, USA. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including Athenian Sun in an African Sky: Modern African Adaptations of Classical Greek Tragedy, Black Medea: Adaptation in Modern Plays, Suzan-Lori Parks: A Casebook, and Portrayals of Americans on the World Stage: Critical Essays. His work on African theatre and cinema has appeared in such anthologies and journals as Performative Inter-Actions in African Theatre Volume 2, Dramatic Revisions of Myths, Fairy Tales, and Legends: Essays on Recent Plays, and African Performance Review, among others. He has also directed productions of Nigerian and South African plays in the United States and works as an actor, director and stage combat choreographer.

"This is a long-awaited volume that reveals how theatre, drama and performance, and the cinema are represented in various spaces of engagement. The essays in this volume have been carefully selected to reflect the current research practice and discourse by scholars of African theatre and performance studies. The essays on the Nigerian videofilm phenomenon, Nollywood, are particularly insightful in exploring nuanced representations of Africa within the continent and in the diaspora, through electronic media that explore key issues within Africa and the Diaspora, not always encountered in other contexts. The book assumes the responsibility of bringing to light scholarship on African performance cultures. It is a necessary guide to the emerging conversations in African theatre, drama, dance and film in Africa and the diaspora."Dr Sola AdeyemiGoldsmiths University of London, UK

Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. is Professor and Chair of Theatre Arts at Loyola Marymount University, USA. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including Athenian Sun in an African Sky: Modern African Adaptations of Classical Greek Tragedy, Black Medea: Adaptation in Modern Plays, Suzan-Lori Parks: A Casebook, and Portrayals of Americans on the World Stage: Critical Essays. His work on African theatre and cinema has appeared in such anthologies and journals as Performative Inter-Actions in African Theatre Volume 2, Dramatic Revisions of Myths, Fairy Tales, and Legends: Essays on Recent Plays, and African Performance Review, among others. He has also directed productions of Nigerian and South African plays in the United States and works as an actor, director and stage combat choreographer.

"This is a long-awaited volume that reveals how theatre, drama and performance, and the cinema are represented in various spaces of engagement. The essays in this volume have been carefully selected to reflect the current research practice and discourse by scholars of African theatre and performance studies. The essays on the Nigerian videofilm phenomenon, Nollywood, are particularly insightful in exploring nuanced representations of Africa within the continent and in the diaspora, through electronic media that explore key issues within Africa and the Diaspora, not always encountered in other contexts. The book assumes the responsibility of bringing to light scholarship on African performance cultures. It is a necessary guide to the emerging conversations in African theatre, drama, dance and film in Africa and the diaspora."Dr Sola AdeyemiGoldsmiths University of London, UK

Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. is Professor and Chair of Theatre Arts at Loyola Marymount University, USA. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including Athenian Sun in an African Sky: Modern African Adaptations of Classical Greek Tragedy, Black Medea: Adaptation in Modern Plays, Suzan-Lori Parks: A Casebook, and Portrayals of Americans on the World Stage: Critical Essays. His work on African theatre and cinema has appeared in such anthologies and journals as Performative Inter-Actions in African Theatre Volume 2, Dramatic Revisions of Myths, Fairy Tales, and Legends: Essays on Recent Plays, and African Performance Review, among others. He has also directed productions of Nigerian and South African plays in the United States and works as an actor, director and stage combat choreographer.

"This is a long-awaited volume that reveals how theatre, drama and performance, and the cinema are represented in various spaces of engagement. The essays in this volume have been carefully selected to reflect the current research practice and discourse by scholars of African theatre and performance studies. The essays on the Nigerian videofilm phenomenon, Nollywood, are particularly insightful in exploring nuanced representations of Africa within the continent and in the diaspora, through electronic media that explore key issues within Africa and the Diaspora, not always encountered in other contexts. The book assumes the responsibility of bringing to light scholarship on African performance cultures. It is a necessary guide to the emerging conversations in African theatre, drama, dance and film in Africa and the diaspora."Dr Sola AdeyemiGoldsmiths University of London, UK