African American Scenebook in Bloomington, MN

Kathryn Ervin and Ethel Pitts Walker have compiled a delicately balanced and impeccably coherent anthology of some of the best scenes from the past sixty years of African American theatre. Each scene subtly articulates African American culture in a Western frame and explores universal themes embedded in unique characters, stories, languages, and time periods. Theatrically appropriate for secondary students,
African American Scenebook
also provides unique opportunities for classroom discussion about the difficult issues relating to race in America.