{"product_id":"playhouse-to-powerhouse-locating-black-power-women-and-their-movement-in-the-black-theatre-paperback","title":"Playhouse to Powerhouse: Locating Black Power Women and Their Movement in the Black Theatre - 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\u003eKerry Goldmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rise of Black cultural nationalism in the 1960s came with resounding promises of assertive new methods to achieve Black liberation in America, especially through art. Nowhere were these efforts more impactful or lasting than in the Black theatres founded or led by Black women between 1960 and 1990. Prior to the 1960s, most Black theatre was barred from mainstream white venues, limiting public access, Black artistic and economic opportunity, and cultural ownership. \u003ci\u003ePlayhouse to Powerhouse: Locating Black Power Women and Their Movement in the Black Theatre \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the revolutionaries who brought about this change, merging arts and entrepreneurship to embed theatres in Black communities from California to New York to Texas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePlayhouse to Powerhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, Kerry L. Goldmann explores the Black theatre movement through the lens of three significant women-led theatres that are still in operation today: Nora Vaughn's Black Repertory Group in Berkeley, Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre in Harlem, and George Hawkins and Eileen Morris's Ensemble Theatre in Houston. Goldmann concludes with a discussion of the current moment, examining contemporary obstacles such as gentrification, the co-opting of Black theatres, and the impact of COVID-19. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This remarkable work sheds light on the foundational role that Vaughn, Teer, and Morris played in the Black cultural revolution of the mid- to late twentieth century, securing theatre houses that thrived in multiple capacities as sites for revolution organizing, revenue generation for communal uplift, and unapologetic Black cultural representation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kerry Goldmann is senior lecturer in the History Department at the University of North Texas, where she teaches courses on histories of race, ethnicity, and American culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52932474634351,"sku":"9781682262788","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/cYfP7v60iS9781682262788.webp?v=1775848265","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/playhouse-to-powerhouse-locating-black-power-women-and-their-movement-in-the-black-theatre-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}