Finding Plays
Emory has a growing number of contemporary African American play scripts. To find them, do a SUBJECT search for the following: (Black Drama OR African American Drama) AND African American Authors.
You can also search by title or playwright. Note: If we don't have a play, contact Erica Bruchko or James Steffen and request that we purchase a copy!
Databases & Online Resources
- Black Drama This link opens in a new windowAccess plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by authors from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries.
- Drama Online: Collections This link opens in a new windowContains full-text plays and recorded productions from ancient Greece to the present, as well as scholarly annotations and special tools for study and performance.
Select Anthologies
10-Minute Plays Anthology Presented by Harlem9, Inc by ISBN: 9781530826568Publication Date: 2016-07-26A groundbreaking anthology of inspired ten-minute plays by 12 new and emerging black playwrights, presented by the OBIE Award Winning Harlem9, Inc., presenters of the annual "48Hours in... Harlem" festival.
Black Drama Anthology by ISBN: 9780452009028Publication Date: 1986-06-01
Black Theatre U. S. A. by ISBN: 0684823063Publication Date: 1996-03-01
Blacktino Queer Performance by ISBN: 9780822360506Publication Date: 2016-06-10Staging an important new conversation between performers and critics, Blacktino Queer Performance approaches the interrelations of blackness and Latinidad through a stimulating mix of theory and art.- Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company byISBN: 0822938820Publication Date: 1995-10-01An anthology of ten plays representative of the eclectic nature of the Negro Ensemble Company repertory. The Negro Ensemble Company was formed in New York in 1967 to aid in the establishment of an independent African-American theatre institution.
Contemporary Plays by Women of Color by ISBN: 9781138189454Publication Date: 2017-09-07Drawing from an exciting range of theaters, large and small, from across the country, Roberta Uno brings together an up-to-date selection of plays from renowned and emerging playwrights tackling a variety of topics. From the playful to the painful, this revised and updated edition presents a rich array of voices, aesthetics, and stories for a transforming America.
