Why Aren’t There More African-Americans In Contemporary Performance?
Discussions of revitalizing black theater concentrate on playwrights and new plays, but why aren’t more black artists looking to make work outside of the box?
Discussions of revitalizing black theater concentrate on playwrights and new plays, but why aren’t more black artists looking to make work outside of the box?
South African playwright Athol Fugard has excoriated his fellow playwrights in Britain and America for failing to maintain the tradition of politically engaged theatre. But maybe the problem is that playwrights already agree with him and are trying to follow in his footsteps–only, that mode of political theatre just doesn’t matter anymore.