Research Catalog

Title

Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family : reviving the legacy / Elizabeth M. Cizmar.

Author

Cizmar, Elizabeth M.

Publication

• New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
• ©2023

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Details

Description

xiv, 235 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm

Summary

"Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family is a critical biography examining the life and work of Ernie McClintock, the founder of the Jazz Acting Method and 1997 recipient of the Living Legend Award from the National Black Theatre Festival, whose inclusive contributions to acting and actor training have largely remained on the fringes of scholarship and practice. Based on original archival research and interviews with McClintock's students and peers, this book traces his life from Harlem in the 1960s at the height of the Black Arts Movement to Richmond, Virginia in 2003, paying particular attention to his Black Power-influenced, culturally specific acting theory and versatile Black theatrical productions. As a biographical study, this book establishes McClintock as a leading figure of the Black Theatre Movement, proven by the Jazz Acting technique, his critically acclaimed productions, and his leadership positions in organizations such as the Black Theatre Alliance. Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family explores how the Jazz Acting technique was applied in productions such as N.R. Davidson's El Hajj Malik, Derek Walcott's Dream on Monkey Mountain, Cheryl West's Before It Hits Home, Endesha Mae Holland's From the Mississippi Delta, and many collectively authored pieces. The book also investigates why he has been excluded from dominant theatre histories, especially considering how, as a gay Black man, he persistently defied the status quo, questioning practices of administrators of theatres and mainstream theatrical standards. Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family is situated at the intersection of Black acting theory, Black Arts Movement history, and Black queer studies, and is an illuminating study of an important figure for actors, acting teachers, acting students, and cultural historians. This is an essential resource for readers who are seeking histories and approaches outside of a white, straight, Eurocentric framework"--

Subject

• McClintock, Ernie
• 1900-1999
• African American theatrical producers and directors > Biography
• African American theater > History > 20th century
• Theater > United States > African influences > History
• African American theater
• African American theatrical producers and directors
• Theater
• United States

Genre/Form

• Biographies.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction : explicit images and inclusive practices -- Afrocentric roots in Chicago's Blackbelt (1937-1964) -- Shaking up Harlem (1965-1972) -- Canonizing the contemporary Black classics (1973-1981) -- Quaring the Black theatre movement (1981-1986) -- Rebel in Richmond (1987-1993) -- The persistence of a living legend (1994-1997) -- To see another day (1998-2003) -- Conclusion : beyond the biography.

Call Number

Sc E 23-521

ISBN

• 9781032034713
• 1032034718
• 9781032034669
• 1032034661
• 9781003187448 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781000821864 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781000821840 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2022033801

OCLC

1336536552

Author

Cizmar, Elizabeth M., author.

Title

Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family : reviving the legacy / Elizabeth M. Cizmar.

Publisher

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

Copyright Date

©2023

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Local Subject

Black author.

Other Form:

Online version: Cizmar, Elizabeth M. Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781003187448 (DLC) 2022033802

Research Call Number

Sc E 23-521