Multicultural Theatre: Scenes and Monologs from New Hispanic, Asian, and African-American Plays - Softcover

 
9781566080262: Multicultural Theatre: Scenes and Monologs from New Hispanic, Asian, and African-American Plays

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In our media-saturated society, multicultural writers have discovered the stage as their medium of choice. These 37 scenes and monologs by new writers of the multicultural experience are certain to inspire actors and directors. The scene selections offer unusually challenging characterizations for virtually any actor or acting student. All selections are for one or two actors. This is an excellent collection for expressing cultural diversity while offering an expanding range of new material. Within the three-section book, the Hispanic-American and the Asian-American sections each have 11 scenes; the African-American section has 14 scenes. Writers include Caridad Svich, Silvia Gonzalez, Peter Mellencamp, Karen Huie, Kia Chorthron, and Akuyoe.

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Roger Ellis earned his M.A. in English and Drama from the University of Santa Clara, and his Ph.D. in Dramatic Arts from the University of California at Berkeley. During that time he was also guest stage director for several colleges and universities. He has authored or edited eight books in theatre, plus numerous articles, essays and short stories. In 1991 he initiated an ethnic theatre program at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, creating guest artist residencies and staging plays celebrating cultural diversity. In addition, he has been director of the University's Shakespeare Festival since 1993. He has worked professionally as an actor or director with various Michigan and California theatres and has served as President of the Theatre Alliance of Michigan for the past six years. He is currently a Professor of Theatre at Grand Valley State University.

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