The Colored Museum
Dramaturgical Production Notebook

"Aunt Jemima." Bookrags. 2000-2006.
      A brief page that contains information about the famous icon of Aunt Jemima; used for the critical introduction.

"Black Broadway!"
      An entire page dedicated to black musicals and their development; used in textual lineage.

Colman, David. "Back to my Child Brain." New York Times. 22 January 2006.
      An article about Wolfe's retirement, used for the playwright chronology.

"Colored Museum to Run March 3-4." MHC News & Events. February 2006.
      An advertisement for the show in the Mount Holyoke newspaper. Used for Critical Reception section.

Dodson, Howard. Jubilee: The Emergence of African-American Culture. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic. 2002.
      A heavily pictorial review of black Americans used mainly for projection research.

Engle, Gary D. This Grotesque Essence. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. 1978.
      A review of black Americans in theatre, used primarily for projection image research.

"Explore the works of George C. Wolfe." Amazon Movies.
      A quick listing of movies that Wolfe has participated in; used in playwright chronology.

"George C. Wolfe."
      A good biography of the author containing background and a history of works.

"George C. Wolfe." Internet Broadway Database. 2001-2006.
      A list of recent productions that Wolfe has worked on; used in playwright chronology.

"George C. Wolfe Detailed Biography." Netglimpse.
      A short yet detailed biography of Wolfe's history, used for playwright chronology.

Grubar, Susan. Race Changes. New York: Oxford University Press. 1997.
      A view of race in theatre, covering minstrel shows and blackface performance while comparing it to present day icons like Whoopi. Mostly used for projection image research specifically minstrel images.

Gussow, Mel. "The Stage: 'Paradise.'" New York Times. 27 September 1985.
      A review of one of Wolfe's other works, used in playwright chronology.

Hughes, Langston et al. A Pictorial History of Blackamericans, Fourth Edition. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. 1975.
      A pictorial history of black Americans, which was mainly used for projection research.

Mac Austin, Hilary and Thompson, Kathleen, ed. The Face of Our Past. Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. 1999.
      A pictorial history of black Americans which was used mainly for projections research. The focus of this book was on women.

McNeil, Donald. G, Jr. "Theater; George Wolfe and His Theater of Inclusion." The New York Times. 23 April 1995.
      An article which reviews Wolfe's inclusion of the theatre; used for playwright chronology and production history.

Lee, Josephine. "Performance Review: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf." Johns Hopkins University Press. 11 June 1999.
      An article reviewing one of the plays commented on in The Colored Museum; used for Textual Lineage.

"Plays by George C. Wolfe."
      A quick outline on some of Wolfe's written works.

"Public Theatre: History." Public Theatre.
      Used for playwright chronology; note: Flash menu had most of this information, which is why each individual page was not cited.

Rabkin, Gerald. "Harlem Song." 8 August 2002.
      A review of Wolfe's method of revival of black art; used in playwright chronology.

Willis, Deborah, ed. Picturing Us. New York: The New Press. 1994.
      A book which reviewed the history of racism, which was primarily used for image research for projections.

Wolfe, George C. "New Traditions Compendium Forums & Commentaries." 1995.
      Written by Wolfe himself, a piece about including people of all backgrounds in truly American theatre.