Black Acting Methods seeks to offer an range of alternatives to the Euro-American performance styles that many actors of color find themselves working with. These approaches are rooted in a critical framework that allows afrocentric sensibilities and experiences to excite and invigorate approaches to creative scholarship. A wealth of contributions from Black-identifying directors, scholars and actor trainers address afrocentric processes and aesthetics, and interviews with key figures in Black American theatre illuminate their methods. This ground-breaking collection is an essential resource for teachers, students, actors and directors seeking to reclaim, reaffirm or even redefine their Blackness through theatre arts.
