Racing the Great White Way : Black Performance, Eugene O’Neill, and the Transformation of Broadway
Finalist: 2023 Theatre Library Association George Freedley Memorial Award The early drama of Eugene O'Neill, with its emphasis on racial themes and conflicts, opened up extraordinary opportunities for Black performers to challenge racist structures in modern theater and cinema. By adapting O'Neill's...
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University of Michigan Press
2023
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