Johnstone, Keith,
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
, New York: Theatre Arts, 1979. Contains tangible exercises to supplement play analysis; relevant chapter entitled “Status” includes the relation of comedy and tragedy, space, insults, and master/ servant relationships to the pecking order—a rather grim but realistic view of human nature!
Maciel, David R.,
Mexico, A Selected Bibliography of Sources for Chicano
Studies
, Los Angeles: University of California, 1975. Good reference for further research into Chicano drama.
Pe–alosa, Fernando,
Chicano Sociolinguistics
, Rowley: Newbury House Publishers, Inc., 1980. Fascinating study of the complex intersection of the sociological and educational aspects of language. Contains detailed analysis of code-switching.
Robinson, Cecil,
Mexico and the Hispanic Southwest in American Literature
, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1977. A broad historical overview of Chicano drama in the larger context of Mexican and American (U.S.) literature.
Styan, J.L.,
The Elements of Drama
, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1960. Contains helpful analyses of specific plays, in whole or in part, focusing on technical elements such as the use of language to convey character.
Tatum, Charles M.,
Chicano Literature
, Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1982. Detailed overview of historical background of Chicano theatre, short story, novel, and poetry.
Vasquez, Librado Keno,
Regional Dictionary of Chicano Slang,
Austin: Jenkins Publishing Company, 1975. Hours of fun with this look at the changing Spanish language with definitions such as “fuliar—to fool someone” and “gu’nchil—an automobile windshield”! A good companion to the Pe–alosa book.
Way, Brian,
Development Through Drama
, Atlantic Highlands: Humanities Press, 1967. A theoretical and practical guide to the many aspects of play production.