Examines one of the most radical and enduring changes introduced during the Civil Rights era - multiracial and cross-racial casting practices in American theatre. Multiracial casting is explored first through its history, then through its artistic, political, and pragmatic dimensions. It then focuses on case studies from the dominant genres of contemporary American theatre.
Mining rich archival resources of play-texts, censorship reports, critical reviews, and contemporary writings on performance practice, Angela C. Pao reveals the complex processes by which the institutions of popular culture helped shape nineteenth-century notions of race, ethnicity, and nationality.
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