American Indian Theater in Performance: A Reader

by Hanay Geiogamah (Editor), Jaye T. Darby (Editor)

Cultural Writing. Native American Studies. AMERICAN INDIAN THEATER IN PERFORMANCE: A READER is the first comprehensive collection to present the views of leading playwrights, directors, scholars, and educators in contemporary Native theater. This groundbreaking collection of recent and earlier writings serves as both an overview of the field and a source book for further study and performance. Locating Native theater within the rich contexts of Native communities, tribal sources of creativity, performance traditions, and artistic innovations, the articles and interviews in this reader provide historical context and offer perspectives on directing, dramaturgy, and new play development in Native theater.

Genres: Indigenous, Theatre

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First published January 1, 2000