Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- African American Drama and Theatre: Outline of Schools, Periods, Classes, Subclasses, and Types
- Introduction
- 1 The Black Experience School of Drama
- 2 The Black Arts School of Drama
- 3 Theatre People: Some Splendid Examples
- 4 The Governance of Theatre Organizations
- 5 Development
- Conclusion
- Appendixes
- A Goals for a Theatre Criticism Workshop
- B New Theatre Organizational Structure
- C The National Endowment for African American Theatre, Inc.
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
A - Goals for a Theatre Criticism Workshop
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2010
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- African American Drama and Theatre: Outline of Schools, Periods, Classes, Subclasses, and Types
- Introduction
- 1 The Black Experience School of Drama
- 2 The Black Arts School of Drama
- 3 Theatre People: Some Splendid Examples
- 4 The Governance of Theatre Organizations
- 5 Development
- Conclusion
- Appendixes
- A Goals for a Theatre Criticism Workshop
- B New Theatre Organizational Structure
- C The National Endowment for African American Theatre, Inc.
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
DEVELOPING a group of creditable critics in African American theatre requires workshops that aim to satisfy the following broad goals:
To develop an understanding of and respect for the schools, periods, and classes of African American drama;
To cultivate the ability to analyze a script;
To generate basic knowledge about the principles of directing, acting, scene design, costume design, lighting design, and sound design;
To improve the skills needed to research the performance and critical histories of a play, as well as the political, socioeconomic, and historical issues addressed; and
To enhance writing skills.
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- African American TheatreAn Historical and Critical Analysis, pp. 225Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1994