Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
5-2020
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Department
Theatre Arts
Degree Program
Theatre Arts, MFA
Committee Chair
Williams, Sidney M.
Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)
Segal, Janna
Committee Member
Segal, Janna
Committee Member
Goldman, Derek
Author's Keywords
Hotel de Vagabundos; Manuel Zapata Olivella; African Colombian Theatre; Afrolatin Theatre; He Visto la Noche; African Colombian Playwright
Abstract
This analysis examines how Hotel de Vagabundos, a play written by a black playwright from Colombia, fits into the core of definitions of Black Theatre in the United States. I will examine six documents I consider relevant to shape the idea of Black Theatre in the US from 1900 through 2005. The author's experience in New York during the 1940s inspires Hotel de Vagabundos. The author navigates the globalized ethos idea unleashing clashes about identity to criticize aspects of American culture about immigrants, poor people, and internalized racism within African American and Black diasporic communities. The play “like a country´s metaphor” shows tensions between cultures in hotel rooms continuously. My objective is to draw connections between Hotel de Vagabundos and notable African American plays to redefine Black Theatre to include playwrights like Manuel Zapata Olivella.
Recommended Citation
Viveros, Manuel Francisco, "Hotel De Vagabundos: reviewing African American theatre journey." (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3382.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/3382
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