Voices of Color 50 Scenes & Monologues (Paperback) (Applause Acting Series): 50 Scenes and Monologues by African American Playwrights (Applause Books) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557831742 ISBN 13: 9781557831743

Publisher: Applause Books, 2000

Synopsis

Voices of Color is a trailblazing collection of scenes and monologues by African American playwrights. This major omnibus of contemporary American writing will serve as a primary resource for African American artists in search of their own voice for the stage. Actors and directors will now have access to a much larges spectrum of work in which to shine. Readers will be introduced to a rich, vibrant medley of work of the human spirit. And schools, colleges and libraries will, at last, have the book we all need to fully explore America's potential for drama.

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About the Author

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968) was a famous leader of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, and a Baptist minister. In 1964, King became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a peacemaker, promoting nonviolence and equal treatment for different races. On April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1977, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter. In 1986, Martin Luther King Day was established as a United States holiday. Dr. King often called for personal responsibility in fostering world peace.King's most influential and well-known public address is the "I Have A Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD - Chief, Medical Services, San Francisco General Hospital

Margaret Wheeler, MD, Alicia Fernandez, MD, Dean Schillinger, MD, Andrew Bindman, MD, Kevin Grumbach, MD, Teresa Villela, MD - all of University of California, San Francisco

King is a founder and Producing Director of the New Federal Theatre in New York City. He has produced and directed Off-Broadway, On Broadway, in regional theatres, in film, and at universities across the United States. He resides in New York.

Synopsis

Playwrights include: Claudette Alexander-Thomason, Amiri Baraka, William Branch, Ed Bullins, China Clark, Tom Cole, J.E. Franklin, P.J. Gibson, William Hairston, Paul Carter Harrison, Bill Harris, Laurence Holder, Walter Jones, Joseph Lizardi, Winston Lovett, Malik and Cassandra Medley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Applause Books
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557831742
• ISBN 13: 9781557831743
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260
• Editor: King Jr. Woodie