LEADER 03848nam 2200697 450 001 9910814868903321 005 20230803201915.0 010 $a0-292-72765-8 024 7 $a10.7560/754799 035 $a(CKB)3710000000092448 035 $a(EBL)3443719 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001225891 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11708845 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001225891 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11289631 035 $a(PQKB)11618606 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443719 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443719 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10846032 035 $a(OCoLC)876349153 035 $a(DE-B1597)587761 035 $a(OCoLC)1280945340 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292727656 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000092448 100 $a20130917d2014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aActing up and getting down $eplays by African American Texans /$fedited and with introductions by Sandra Mayo and Elvin Holt 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aAustin :$cUniversity of Texas Press,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (365 p.) 225 1 $aSouthwestern Writers Collection series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-292-75479-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction: definition of black theatre -- Camp Logan / Celeste Bedford Walker -- Johnny B. Goode / Thomas Meloncon -- Killingsworth / Eugene Lee -- Driving wheel / Sterling Houston -- Br'er rabbit / adapted by George Hawkins -- When the ancestors call / Elizabeth Brown-Guillory -- Ancestors / Ted Shine. 330 $aOne of the few books of its kind, Acting Up and Getting Down brings together seven African American literary voices that all have a connection to the Lone Star state. Covering Texas themes and universal ones, this collection showcases often-overlooked literary talents to bring to life inspiring facets of black theatre history. Capturing the intensity of racial violence in Texas, from the Battle of San Jacinto to a World War I?era riot at a Houston training ground, Celeste Bedford Walker?s Camp Logan and Ted Shine?s Ancestors provide fascinating narratives through the lens of history. Thomas Meloncon?s Johnny B. Goode and George Hawkins?s Br?er Rabbit explore the cultural legacies of blues music and folktales. Three unflinching dramas (Sterling Houston?s Driving Wheel, Eugene Lee?s Killingsworth, and Elizabeth Brown-Guillory?s When the Ancestors Call) examine homosexuality, a death in the family, and child abuse, bringing to light the private tensions of intersections between the individual and the community. Supplemented by a chronology of black literary milestones as well as a playwrights? canon, Acting Up and Getting Down puts the spotlight on creative achievements that have for too long been excluded from Texas letters. The resulting anthology not only provides new insight into a regional experience but also completes the American story as told onstage. 410 0$aSouthwestern Writers Collection series. 606 $aAmerican drama$xAfrican American authors 606 $aAmerican drama$zTexas 606 $aAmerican drama$y20th century 606 $aAmerican drama$y21st century 606 $aAfrican Americans$vDrama 615 0$aAmerican drama$xAfrican American authors. 615 0$aAmerican drama 615 0$aAmerican drama 615 0$aAmerican drama 615 0$aAfrican Americans 676 $a812/.54080896073 702 $aMayo$b Sandra Marie$f1947- 702 $aHolt$b Elvin$f1945- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814868903321 996 $aActing up and getting down$94109834 997 $aUNINA