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64 Books in the DRAMA / American Category

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The Slave Who Loved Caviar

The Slave Who Loved Caviar
Fat Ham

Fat Ham
Ohio State Murders

Ohio State Murders
Life Among the Aryans

Life Among the Aryans
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Movie Tie-In): A Play

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Movie Tie-In): A Play
He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box and Other Plays

He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box and Other Plays
Appearances Too Mask Off

Appearances Too Mask Off
Approaches to Teaching Baraka’s Dutchman

Approaches to Teaching Baraka’s Dutchman
Reimagining the Middle Passage: Black Resistance in Literature, Television, and Song

Reimagining the Middle Passage: Black Resistance in Literature, Television, and Song
The Liquid Plain (TCG Edition)

The Liquid Plain (TCG Edition)
Schemers: Blackmail Never Felt So Good

Schemers: Blackmail Never Felt So Good
Rachel

Rachel
King Hedley II (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1985)

King Hedley II (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1985)
Two Trains Running (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1969)

Two Trains Running (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1969)
Gem of the Ocean (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1904)

Gem of the Ocean (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1904)
The Piano Lesson (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1936)

The Piano Lesson (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1936)
Marx in Soho: A Play on History

Marx in Soho: A Play on History
Suzan-Lori Parks in Person: Interviews and Commentaries

Suzan-Lori Parks in Person: Interviews and Commentaries
Hurt Village

Hurt Village
Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words

Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words
Katori Hall Plays One

Katori Hall Plays One
The Fall of Heaven

The Fall of Heaven
Jitney (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1977)

Jitney (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1977)
Seven Guitars (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1948)

Seven Guitars (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1948)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1927)

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1927)
I’m Black When I’m Singing, I’m Blue When I Ain’t And Other Plays

I’m Black When I’m Singing, I’m Blue When I Ain’t And Other Plays
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1911)

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1911)
Fences (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1957)

Fences (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1957)
Ishmael Reed: The Plays (American Literature)

Ishmael Reed: The Plays (American Literature)
One-Act Plays

One-Act Plays
Radio Golf (1990s Century Cycle)

Radio Golf (1990s Century Cycle)
Two Trains Running (1960s Century Cycle)

Two Trains Running (1960s Century Cycle)
August Wilson Century Cycle

August Wilson Century Cycle
365 Days / 365 Plays

365 Days / 365 Plays
Gem of the Ocean (1900s Century Cycle)

Gem of the Ocean (1900s Century Cycle)
Intimate Apparel/Fabulation

Intimate Apparel/Fabulation
A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun
Crumbs From The Table Of Joy And Other Plays

Crumbs From The Table Of Joy And Other Plays
The Haitian Trilogy: Plays: Henri Christophe, Drums And Colours, And The Haytian Earth

The Haitian Trilogy: Plays: Henri Christophe, Drums And Colours, And The Haytian Earth
The Red Letter Plays

The Red Letter Plays
Topdog/Underdog

Topdog/Underdog
King Hedley II (1980s Century Cycle)

King Hedley II (1980s Century Cycle)
Action: The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Theater Festival

Action: The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Theater Festival
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf
Venus

Venus
The Darker Face of the Earth: Completely Revised Second Edition

The Darker Face of the Earth: Completely Revised Second Edition
Seven Guitars (1940s Century Cycle)

Seven Guitars (1940s Century Cycle)
Classic Plays From The Negro Ensemble Company

Classic Plays From The Negro Ensemble Company
Blues for Mister Charlie: A Play

Blues for Mister Charlie: A Play
Les Blancs: The Collected Last Plays: The Drinking Gourd/What Use Are Flowers?

Les Blancs: The Collected Last Plays: The Drinking Gourd/What Use Are Flowers?
The America Play and Other Works

The America Play and Other Works
Fires in the Mirror

Fires in the Mirror
The Piano Lesson (1930s Century Cycle)

The Piano Lesson (1930s Century Cycle)
Fences (1950s Century Cycle)

Fences (1950s Century Cycle)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (1920s Century Cycle)

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (1920s Century Cycle)
Jestina’s Calypso and Other Plays (Caribbean Writers Series)

Jestina’s Calypso and Other Plays (Caribbean Writers Series)
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (1910s Century Cycle)

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (1910s Century Cycle)
Three Pieces

Three Pieces
A Soldier’s Play (Dramabook)

A Soldier’s Play (Dramabook)
Dutchman and The Slave: Two Plays

Dutchman and The Slave: Two Plays
Dream On Monkey Mountain And Other Plays

Dream On Monkey Mountain And Other Plays
Five Plays by Langston Hughes

Five Plays by Langston Hughes
House Arrest and Piano: Two Plays

House Arrest and Piano: Two Plays
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992