ABSTRACT
Glenda Dickerson (1945–2012) held many roles in the theatre: playwright, director, folklorist, performer, adapter/conceiver, and educator. Dickerson was the third African American woman to direct on Broadway with Reggae, a Musical Revelation (1980). After a successful run in commercial theatre, Dickerson chose to place her efforts in developing works intended for academic and community-oriented theatre. Highlighting a significant figure in the annals of African American and feminist/womanist theatre and performance, this chapter charts a genealogy of Dickerson’s theatrical career illuminating some of the historical and sociocultural influences that shaped her life and work.
