Over 80 new plays have been added to Black Drama: Second Edition, bringing this online collection to completion. A 2004 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, the collection now contains more than 1,460 plays written by authors from North America, the Caribbean, English-speaking Africa, and other African diaspora countries. Many of the plays in Black Drama: Second Edition are rare, and over 40% are previously unpublished.
Highlights of the latest content update include the unpublished works of:
- George Houston Bass (founder of the Rites and Reason Theatre at Brown University)
- Mustapha Matura
- Paul Boakye
- Kia Corthron
- Gus Edwards
- J.E. Franklin
- Edgar White
- Charlayne Woodard
- Marion McClinton (renowned director of August Wilson's work)
Also included in this final release are plays by:
- Aime Cesaire
- Trevor Rhone
- Roderick Walcott (twin brother of Derek Walcott)
- Austin Bukenya
- Caryl Phillips
- Sterling Houston
- Wole Soyinka
Black Drama: Second Edition is available to libraries and academic institutions worldwide. For more information, including pricing and free trial requests, please email
sales@alexanderstreet.com.
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