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Chicanas/Latinas in American Theatre

Chicanas/Latinas in American Theatre

A History of Performance
Elizabeth C. Ramírez
Distribution: World
Publication date: 10/1/2000
Format: paper 216 pages, 29 b&w photos
6.125 x 9.25
ISBN: 978-0-253-21371-6
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Elizabeth C. Ramírez's study reveals the traditions of Chicanas/Latinas in theatre and performance, showing how Latina/Latino theatre has evolved from its pre-Columbian, Spanish, and Mexican origins to its present prominence within American theatre history. This project on women in performance serves the need for scholarship on the contributions of underrepresented groups in American theatre and education, in cultural studies and the humanities, and in American and world history.

Author Bio

Elizabeth C. Ramírez is Director of Theatre and the Fine Arts Department at St. Philip's College. She is author of Footlights Across the Border: A History of Spanish-
language Professional Theatre and numerous articles and reviews on Chicana/Chicano/Latina/Latino theatre and multiculturalism and diversity in performance and in higher education. She has also served as dramaturg for Anne Bogart, Andrei Serban, David Wheeler, Ed Call, and Gary Gisselman, and most recently Jim Edmundson for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of Blood Wedding.

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Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction: An overview of Chicana/Chicano/Latina/Latino Drama on the American Stage

1. Homeland/Sin Fronteras to Borderlands: The Theatre
2. The Critical Role of the Mexican Revolution and Its
Impact on the American Stage
3. Barrios, Borderlands, and Mujeres: From Social Protest
to Political Performance
4. The Evolution From a Chicana to a Latina Stage: The
1970s and 1980s
5. The Emerging Chicana Playwright: The Political Act of
Writing Women
6. Current Trends and Practices

Conclusion: Approaching the Millennium: Legacies and Changing Trends

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