Research Catalog

Title

Voices of color : scenes and monologues from the Black American theatre / edited by Woodie King, Jr.

Publication

New York : Applause Books, c1994.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

King, Woodie, Jr., 1937-

Description

227 p.; 20 cm.

Summary

A collection of scenes and monologues by African American playwrights.

Series Statement

Applause acting series

Uniform Title

Applause acting series

Subject

• Acting
• Monologues
• Dialogues
• American drama > African American authors
• African Americans > Drama
• Acting > Auditions
• Monologues, American
• Dialogues, American

Genre/Form

• Monologue.
• monologues.
• Drama
• Monologues (Drama)
• Monologues (Théâtre)

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction / Woodie King, Jr. -- As long as life lasts / Claudette Alexander-Thomas -- Jack pot melting / Amiri Baraka -- A medal for Willie / William Branch -- Baccalaureate / William Branch -- The fabulous Miss Marie / Ed Bullins -- Bessie Smith speaks / China Clark -- Neffie's dance / China Clark -- Medal of honor rag / Tom Cole -- Homegirls / Karen Evans -- My girlish days / Karen Evans -- Solomon's way / J.e. Franklin -- Two mens'es daughter / J.e. Franklin -- Left shoe's buddy / J.e. Franklin -- My Mark, my name / P.J. Gibson -- Long time since yesterday / P.J. Gibson -- Walk in darkness / William Hairston -- Ameri/cain gothic / Paul Carter Harrison -- Death of boogie-woogie / Paul Carter Harrison -- Coda / Bill Harris -- Man / Laurence Holder -- Woman / Laurences Holder -- Mom's long leash / Walter Jones -- The withering rose / Walter Jones -- The commitment / Joseph Lizardi -- The block party / Joseph Lizardi -- Mutt and Jeff / Winston Lovett -- The common interest / Winston Lovett -- Rumshumkrushafu / Malik -- Denmark Vesey / Clifford Mason -- Ma Rose / Cassandra Medley -- Waking women / Cassandra Medley -- The warning: a theme for Linda / Ron Milner -- Tell Pharoah / Loften Mitchell -- Tatum family blues / Charles Michael Moore -- The hooch / Charles Michael Moore -- Forever my darlin' / Daniel Walter Owens -- Good black / Rob Penny -- The tenant / Shauneille Perry -- Titus andronicus / William Shakespeare -- Jesse and the games, Jesse Owens, Olympiad / Garland Lee Thompson -- Papa B on the D train / Garland Lee Thompson -- The ballad of the three legged man / Edgar Nkosi White.

ISBN

1557831742 :

LCCN

^^^93033104^

OCLC

28854215

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library