Description
Book Synopsis Life in the theatre is often 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 by his experience as a Black man who has frequently been one of the few, the first or even the only. His 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 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 story of how the author came into leadership at Pasadena Playhouse after a successful career directing on Broadway, in London and all over the world. It relates how the theatre was radically changed and reignited by his leadership, including his insistence on making diversity a
Table of Contents
Prologue: Chased by Race
Act I, Scene One—Making My Playhouse Great
Act II, Scene One—Making My Way to the Stage
Act II, Scene Two—From Coast to Coast
Act II, Scene Three—Magic Time
Act II, Scene Four—Getting Stage Struck
Act III, Scene One—School Daze
Act III, Scene Two—The Real World
Act IV, Scene One—Off and On Broadway
Act IV, Scene Two—Off and On the West End
Act V, Scene One—Movin' On, Movin' Up
Act V, Scene Two—Back to Broadway
Act VI, Scene One—Setting My House on Fire
Act VI, Scene Two—Hitmaker
Act VI, Scene Three—A Dark Chapter
Act VII, Scene One—Coming Out of the Dark
Act VII, Scene Two—Making an Exit (A Long One!)
Epilogue: Back on the Road(s) Again
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