#BlackLivesMatter in the American Theatre

#BlackLivesMatter in the American Theatre

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Frederick D. Miller

Black Playwrights Matter: Critiquing the White, Cisgender Male Critic

In his review of Suzan-Lori Parks’ The America Play (1994), New York Times theatre critic David Richards (a white, cisgender male) called…

Sep 24, 2021

Black Playwrights Matter: Critiquing the White, Cisgender Male Critic

Sep 24, 2021

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Elena Sgouros

Does the Black Community Have the Same Opportunities in the Entertainment Industry that White…

For many people who hope to work in the entertainment industry, it is challenging to rely on devotion and drive to pursue their dream…

Dec 20, 2020

Does the Black Community Have the Same Opportunities in the Entertainment Industry that White…

Dec 20, 2020

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Shelby Lincoln

We Need Diverse Theatre. . .Period

I am a young, black woman and theatre-goer. I’ve been watching shows for as long as I can remember. I love going to Broadway to watch the…

Dec 19, 2020

We Need Diverse Theatre. . .Period

Dec 19, 2020

Yayun Zheng

Not a shortcut | How cultural stereotypes are treated in American theatres & how they should be.

My time in high school was a time of exploration. As a 14-year-old international student, I was astonished by this concept called “race”…

Dec 22, 2020

Not a shortcut | How cultural stereotypes are treated in American theatres & how they should be.

Dec 22, 2020

Bryce Eberly

Theatre Through Technology: The New Normal?

Dec 20, 2020

Theatre Through Technology: The New Normal?

Dec 20, 2020

Mary Rosalind Valentine

Straight White Men are Talking About my Play Again: Why Representation Conversations Need to Reach…

I am a queer white woman. This is my acknowledgement of my privilege, bias, and background.

Dec 20, 2020

Straight White Men are Talking About my Play Again: Why Representation Conversations Need to Reach…

Dec 20, 2020

Jayla Janelle Hamlin

Environments Change People (‘s History)

By analyzing the world like a play, we can better understand the people we come across in a more in-depth manner. Plays are a better…

Dec 19, 2020

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Dec 19, 2020

#BlackLivesMatter in the American Theatre

In Fall 2020, the Penn State dramaturgy students studied the histories of African American playwrights and theorists, identified key problems facing our field, and came up with some solutions for the time when American theatre institutions must put anti-racist ideas into practice

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Editors

Jeanmarie Higgins

Dramaturg. Theatre Theorist. Associate Professor at The Pennsylvania State University.

Frederick D. Miller

Frederick D. Miller is a dramaturg, playwright, and director. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh. BA: Penn State.

Yayun Zheng

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