Chapter

When the Ancestors Call

Elizabeth Brown-Guillory

Published by

View more publications by University of Texas Press

To Publisher Page

Acting Up and Getting Down

This chapter is in the book Acting Up and Getting Down

© 2021 University of Texas Press

You are currently not able to access this content.

© 2021 University of Texas Press

You are currently not able to access this content.

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Definition of Black Theatre 1
Camp Logan 19
Johnny B. Goode 95
Killingsworth 157
Driving Wheel 203
Br’er Rabbit 229
When the Ancestors Call 249
Ancestors 295
Appendix A: Chronology 333
Appendix B: Playwrights’ Canon 343
Publications by Black Texas Playwrights 353
Author Photo Credits 354

https://doi.org/10.7560/754799-008

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Definition of Black Theatre 1
Camp Logan 19
Johnny B. Goode 95
Killingsworth 157
Driving Wheel 203
Br’er Rabbit 229
When the Ancestors Call 249
Ancestors 295
Appendix A: Chronology 333
Appendix B: Playwrights’ Canon 343
Publications by Black Texas Playwrights 353
Author Photo Credits 354

Institutional Access

How does access work?

Downloaded on 22.9.2025 from https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.7560/754799-008/html