Research Catalog

Title

My own directions : a Black man's journey in the American theatre / Sheldon Epps.

Author

Epps, Sheldon

Publication

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]

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Details

Description

vii, 188 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"A life in the theatre is often well described as a rollercoaster ride, with all the excitement and occasional anguish that come with the highs and lows. The author's journey in the American Theatre has been amplified even further by his experience a Black man who has frequently been "one of the few", "the first" or even "the only." His satisfying and rewarding directing career has been full of rewards and opportunities as well as huge challenges and frustrations, along with the anger that has come from being "chased by race" for so many years. Much of the author's experience comes from two-decades of tenure as Artistic Director of Pasadena Playhouse, one of the oldest and well-known theatres in America, and for a time early in his career, one of the whitest. This is the unique story of how the author came into leadership at Pasadena Playhouse after a successful career directing on Broadway, in London and at theatres all over the world. In intimate detail, it relates how the theatre was radically changed and reignited by his leadership, including his insistence on making diversity a priority both onstage and off. It is the very personal story of a person who wanted his race to be recognized, but never used as a limitation or a reason to be less than fully respected. In many ways, this memoir tells the story of what people of color in America must face repeatedly to make their lives matter"--

Subject

• Epps, Sheldon
• African American theatrical producers and directors > Biography
• Theatrical producers and directors > United States > Biography
• African Americans > Race identity
• Racism > United States
• African American theatrical producers and directors
• Theatrical producers and directors
• Racism
• African Americans
• United States

Genre/Form

• Autobiographies.
• Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes index.

Call Number

Sc D 22-953

ISBN

• 9781476688589
• 1476688583

LCCN

2022042988

OCLC

1291875366

Author

Epps, Sheldon, author.

Title

My own directions : a Black man's journey in the American theatre / Sheldon Epps.

Publisher

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes index.

Research Call Number

Sc D 22-953