Research Guides: African American Drama: Home

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Streaming Video

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Theatre in Video offers filmed productions of plays as well as documentaries on theatre topics.

Black Studies in Video
Black Studies in Video is a signature Alexander Street Press collection featuring award-winning documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage surveying the evolution of black culture in the United States. In partnership with California Newsreel, the database provides unique access to their African American Classics collection, and includes films covering history, politics, art and culture, family structure, social and economic pressures, and gender relations
Theatre in video II
provides streaming video access of 400 hours of additional classic and contemporary plays and documentaries. Users can view the works of widely studied playwrights and theatre artists from around the globe, including many new performances from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre collection (Opus Arte), Theatre Arts Films, the BBC, and TMW Media Group.

Avery Fisher Center

The Avery Fisher Center (AFC)
The Avery Fisher Center has thousands of DVD's, as well as digital collections you can stream at home. Search the library's catalog for video holdings.

Articles of Interest

Black Theater Is Having a Moment. Thank Tyler Perry. (Seriously.)
New York Times article by Wesley Morris on October 9, 2019
Broadway Sees Benefits of Building Black Audience
New York Times article by Patrick Healy on June 27, 2010
Black Americans Give Entertainment Options Failing Grades
NPR piece from All Things Considered by Shereen Hereen Marisol (4 minute listen)

New York Theatre Guide

Established in October 2003, the New York Theatre Guide is proud to be regarded as a trusted and reliable source of information for both the Broadway and Off-Broadway scenes by both industry professionals and returning visitors alike.

"Tina Turner 50th Anniversary Tour" at NIA Birmingham on April 8, 2009 by Philip Spittle is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

New York Theatre Guide
The oldest and first dedicated online New York theater guide.
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
New York Theatre Guide entry for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.
Hamilton
New York Theatre Guide entry for Hamilton.
Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations
New York Theatre Guide entry for Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations.

African American Drama

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