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The New Lafayette Theatre: Anatomy of a Community Art Institution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2021

Lisbeth Gant
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Black theatre ain't no easy thing. That's the first problem. Mainly because it means a whole group of black people coming together for a long time to decide on what a black theatre is and then to get one going. And to keep it going. Now I'm not trying to come down on any of the myriad number of small groups that are no longer with us today, but let's face it, the reality of black theatre has got to be more than a gleam in some director's eye.

It's people. Simple as that. It can't be the sets, because street theatre takes place virtually without any. It can't be the plays because some of the new rituals have a decidedly impromptu and spontaneous nature. It can't be the foundation grants—if it were that, we'd really be in trouble! It's people.

Type
Black Theatre
Information
The Drama Review , Volume 16 , Issue 4: Black Theatre Issue , December 1972 , pp. 46 - 55
Copyright
Copyright © 1972 The Drama Review

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