Selected Plays

by Alice Childress

Book Overview

The first African American woman to have a play professionally produced in New York City (Gold Through the Trees, in 1952), Alice Childress occupies an important but surprisingly under-recognized place in American drama. She herself rejected an emphasis on the pioneering aspects of her career, saying that "it's almost like it's an honor rather than a disgrace" and that she should "be the fiftieth and the thousandth by this point"-a remark that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810127512
• ISBN13: 9780810127517
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"