Alice Childress (1916–1994)

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Source Publication

The Routledge Anthology of Women's Theatre Theory and Dramatic Criticism

Publication Date

9-2023

Editor

Catherine Burroughs and J. Ellen Gainor

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

City

New York, NY

ISBN

9780367439866

Department

English

Publisher Statement

This essay examines how Alice Childress's (1916–1994) drama theory evolved through the 1950s and 60s. Committed to “portraying have-nots in a have society,” Childress in her writings emphasized themes of Black self-determination, women's struggles, the artist's responsibility to the community, and the importance of a national Black people's theatre. -- https://www.taylorfrancis.com

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