{"product_id":"classic-plays-from-the-negro-ensemble-company-paperback","title":"Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGus Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology celebrates more than twenty-five years of the Negro Ensemble Company\\u2019s significant contribution to American theater. Collected here are ten plays most representative of the eclectic nature of the Negro Ensemble Company repertoire. The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) was formed in New York City in 1967 with support from the Ford Foundation to aid in the establishment of an independent African-American theater institution. Under the artistic directorship of Douglas Turner Ward, the NEC offered a nurturing environment to black playwrights and actors who could work autonomously, guaranteeing authenticity of voice, full freedom of expression, and exploration of thematic views specific to the African-American experience. Since its inception, the NEC has introduced audiences to more than 150 theatrical works. \u003ci\u003eClassic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company\u003c\/i\u003e allows scholars to review a diversity of styles which share common philosophical, mythic, and social ideals that can be traced to an African worldview. A foreword by Douglas Turner Ward and an afterword by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards assess the literary and\/or stylistic significance of the plays and place each work in its historical or chronological context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology celebrates more than twenty-five years of the Negro Ensemble Company's significant contribution to American theater. Collected here are ten plays most representative of the eclectic nature of the Negro Ensemble Company repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Harrison (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Carter Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, director, and theorist in African-American culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGus Edwards (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGus Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e serves on the theater faculty of Arizona State University where he runs the Multi-Ethnic Theatre Program. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.63 x 9.27 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219805618425,"sku":"9780822955603","price":121.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aYE-ohyFwR9780822955603.webp?v=1768170282","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/classic-plays-from-the-negro-ensemble-company-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}