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Theatre for Social Justice

Plays and Works by People of Color

Looking for plays or other resources to add to your curriculum?  Here are some links to help you get started:

Black Work Broadway tracking plays by people of color on Broadway.  

Open Source Scripts Toward an Anti-racist Tomorrow by Idris Goodwin.
Free for production as long as no admittance fee is charged.

The BIIPOC Playwrights Project
UC Berkeley site makes a wonderful resource for theatre educators looking for more diverse materials.  The site includes playwright profiles with a list of representative plays.  This work in progress is frequently updated.

Black Acting Methods Black Acting Methods studio features online courses, books and resources offered so that actors of all heritages can learn about acting processes and methodologies rooted in Black American culture and tradition. 

The Alternate Canon
Amazing curated crowd sourced list of plays from diverse cultures. 

Native Theatres and Theatre Makers
American Theatre offers this list of native run theatres, theatre makers and their works.

Asian American Theatre Revue
31 Asian American theatre works in one concise list.

50 Playwrights Project
Supports Latin-X theatre with a rich site including lists of plays, playwright interviews and more.


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