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In this smart, important, and necessary history of Black theater companies in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Oakland and San Francisco, and Atlanta, Macelle Mahala spotlights artists--including Langston Hughes, Nora Vaughn, Kenny Leon--whose ingenuity and commitment to telling the stories of Black folk transformed American theater over the past hundred years. Mahala, a gifted chronicler of American urban history, offers an absorbing and richly researched study of the communities and cities that have nurtured Black excellence. --Harvey Young, coauthor of Black Theater is Black Life: An Oral History of Chicago Theater and Dance, 1970-2010 (Northwestern, 2014) Mahala's book moves beyond the microcosm of production history to the macrocosm of community, theater history, and American history. It is an informative contribution to historical scholarship on African American theater, and thus American theater. --Sandra M. Mayo, coauthor of Stages of Struggle and Celebration: A Production History of Black Theatre in Texas

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Macelle Mahala is a professor in the Departments of English and Art, Media, Performance, and Design at the University of the Pacific, where she also serves as director of the Humanities Center. She is the author of Penumbra: The Premier Stage for African American Drama.

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