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Errol Hill

Born

in Trinidad and Tobago

August 05, 1921

Died

September 16, 2003

Genre

Nonfiction, History

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Errol Gaston Hill (August 5, 1921–September 16, 2003) was a Trinidadian-born playwright and theater historian. He was the first tenured African American faculty member at Dartmouth College in the United States, joining their drama department in 1968.
Hill's works include the play Man Better Man (1964) and the non-fiction books The Trinidad Carnival (1972), The Theater of Black Americans (1980), and the Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean Theatre (1994) ...more

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Average rating: 4.39 · 57 ratings · 9 reviews · 18 distinct works

	A History of African American Theatre (Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama, Series Number 18) by Errol Hill, James V. Hatch 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Theatre of Black Americans: A Collection of Critical Essays (Applause Books) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1979 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Heroes: Seven Plays 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shakespeare in Sable: A History of Black Shakespearean Actors by Errol Hill, John Houseman (Foreword by) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Jamaican Stage, 1655-1900: Profile of a Colonial Theatre 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trinidad Carnival: Mandate for a National Theatre 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1972 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man Better Man 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Theater of Black Americans: The Presenters : Companies of Players; The Participators : Audiences and Critics it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1980	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Theater of Black Americans Volume I it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Caribbean Plays by Errol Hill (Editor), Carmen Tipling (Contributor), Ronald Amoroso (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“One of the major differences between ritual and theatre is that in ritual one communicates with the gods whereas in theatre communication is established with a human audience”
― Errol Hill

tags: caribbean, ritual, theatre, west-indian

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“It is generally accepted that theatre developed from ritual, whose function was to reach an accommodation with powerful forces or gods without whose aid life would be intolerable”
― Errol Hill

tags: caribbean, ritual, theatre

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