Actors
The Black Panther
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
Key and _______
Who is Peele? (Jordan Peele)
Seven Guitars, The Piano Lesson, Jitney
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like ______, or does it fester like a sore, and then run?
A Raisin In The Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
Theatre became more progressive, radical, and poignant - especially for African American artists - after this global conflict took place between 1939-1945
What is World War II?
The voice of Mufasa in both the 1994 and 2019 versions of The Lion King
Who is James Earl Jones?
Most notable film credits include "Rose" in Fences, "Aibileen Clark" in The Help, and most recently the titular role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Who is Viola Davis?
Notable works include Pipeline, Detroit 67, and Skeleton Crew
Who is Dominique Morriseau?
This play, centering around police brutality and racial profiling, became a Netflix film after its short run on Broadway, starring Kerry Washington (Scandal) and Jeremy Jordan (Newsies)
What is American Son?
a black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that resulted
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
The first African American to win an Oscar
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
Based on a play written by Terrell Alvin McCraney, this coming-of-age films tracks one man's life journey as he struggles with his identity and sexuality.
What is Moonlight?
"she who comes with her own things," "she who walks with the lions."
This play, written by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins, is a direct adaptation of Dion Boucicault's work of the same name.
What is An Octoroon?
Part of FDR's New Deal campaign after the Great Depression, this movement was created to respond to the needs of relief, reform, and recovery in the country. Among this: funding for theaters nationwide.
What is The Federal Theatre Project?
Her first major role was Sofia in film production of The Color Purple
Who is Oprah Winfrey
Who is Spike Lee?
The only black woman to have two Pulitzer prizes for Drama
Who is Lynn Nottage?
This shows holds the most Tony Award nominations for a play, breaking the record set by Angels in America two years prior.
What is Slave Play?
Amiri Baraka is the founder of this movement (1965-1975) that allowed African Americans the chance to express their voices in the mass media as well as become involved in communities.
What is The Black Arts Movement?
First African American "Othello" on Broadway
Who is Paul Robeson
The movie Lackawanna Blues marks this director's transition from stage to film.
Who. is George C. Wolfe?
The first African American playwright to write a play on Broadway
Garland Anderson - Appearances (1925)
The play chronicles the adult lives of two African-American brothers (Booth and Lincoln) as they cope with poverty, racism, work, women, and their troubled upbringings.
What is Topdog/Underdog?
After the HUAC ended FDR's attempt to restore the nation after The Great Depression, this company provided professional training and critical exposure to African American actors, actresses, and playwrights by creating and producing plays concerning diverse aspects of African American life.
What is the American Negro Theatre?