Barksdale, Richard and Kenneth Kinnamon.
Black Writer of America:
A
Complete Anthology
. New York: MacMillan Company, 1972.
An excellent reference book. Included biographies.
Bentley, Eric.
The Life of Drama
. New York: Antheneum, 1979.
A good reference book on aspects of a play and kinds of plays.
Cade, Toni.
The Black Woman: An Anthology
. New York: Signet Books, 1970.
An anthology of issues concerning the social, educational, economic, natriarchal role of the black female.
Chaikin, Joseph.
The Presence of the Actor
. New York: Atheneum,
1972.
This is an excellent text for improvisation exercises.
Chekhov, Michael.
The Actor on the Technique of Acting
. New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1953.
An excellent text on the purpose of improvisation activities.
Couch, William, Jr., ed.
New Black Playwrights
. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1968.
This text includes the play “Happy Ending.”
Henderson, Stephen.
Understanding the New Black Poetry
. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1973.
This is a good reference on understanding black speech and black music.
Hughes, Langston and Aran Bontemps.
The Poetry of the Negro: 1946Ð1970.
New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1970.
A good collection of Afro American poetry.
Johnson, Robert A.
She: Understanding Feminine Psychology
. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1976.
An intriguing exploration of feminine psychology via Greek mythology. Includes relationship between Eros and Psyche.
King, Woodie and Ron Milner.
Black Drama Anthology
. New York: Bantam Books, 1979.
This text includes plays by Hill, Greaves, Dean, and Bullins.
Ladner, Joyce A.
Tomorrow’s Tomorrow
. New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1971.
A comprehensive study of the black female’s life style.
Lee, Charlotte, I.
Oral Interpretation
, 4th ed. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1971.
A comprehensive discussion on aspects of prose, drama, and poetry interpretation.
Lerner Gerda
Black Women in White America
. New York: Vintage Books, 1972.
A documented history of black women in American history.
Oliver, Clinton, F. and Stephanie Sills.
Contemporary Black Drama
. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1971.
Includes “A Raisin in the Sun,” “Blues for Mr. Charlie,” “Happy Ending,” “The Gentleman Caller.”
Pasolli, Robert.
A Book On The Open Theatre
. New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1970.
Includes good improvisation exercises.
Patterson, Lindsay.
A 20th Century Collection Of Works Of Its Best Playwrights
. New York: Dodds, Mead and Company, 1974.
A collection of twelve black plays.
Shange, Ntozake.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf
. New York: Bantam Books, 1979.
A play in paperback that focuses on plight of the black woman.
Smalley, Webster, ed.
Five Plays by Langston Hughes
. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1973.
Includes
Soul Gone Home
.
Spolin, Viola.
Improvisation for the Theatre
. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1963.
Includes excellent exercises for oral and physical improvisation.
Standford, Barbara.
I, Too Sing America: Black Voices in American Literature
. New Jersey: Hayden Book Company, Inc., 1971.
An excellent reference on biographies of black writers. Includes
Wife of His Youth
and “We Wear the Mask.”
Wallace, Michele.
Black Macho and the Super Woman
. New York: Warner Books, 1978.
An expose of the power struggle between black men and black women.
Wright, Edward A.
Understanding Today’s Theatre
. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1972.
Provides reason why acting is positive for individual creativity.
