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ETERNAL ACTIVISTS ~ YUSEF & DARA ARIEEN IMAN
YUSEF IMAN
Black Theatre Affiliations
Negro Ensemble Company, Douglas Turner Ward (1966)
New Heritage Theatre, Director: Roger Furman (1967)
Spirit House Movers, Amiri Baraka (1967)
Weusi Kuumba Theatre Group, Yusef Iman (1969)
Brownsville Theatre Project, Yusef Iman (1970)
Bed-Stuy Theater, Delano Stewart (1972)
New Federal Theatre, Woodie King, Jr. (1973)
POEMS by Yusef Iman
"Love Your Enemy"
"Confusion"
"A Black People's Agony"
"Beautiful Black Women"
"Afrika!"
"My Dream"
etc.
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Plays by Yusef Iman
"Blowing Temptation Away"
Synopsis: N/A
1st Produced: 1972
Theatre Company: Weusi Kuumba Troupe
Genre: N/A
Actors: N/A
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"Praise the Lord, but Pass the Ammunition"
Synopsis: Explores the effectiveness of violence versus nonviolence in the solution of racial problems
1st Produced: Spirit House, NewArk, NJ 1967
Published: Mimeographed booklet, Jihad Productions, Newark, NJ, 1967
Genre: Revolutionary Drama, 1 Act
Actors: 5 Black Males, 3 Black Females, 2 White Males
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"Book Worm"
Synopsis: Exhortation to Black men to change the lives of Black women, including those on the stroll.
1st Produced: Weusi Kuumba Troupe, Brooklyn, NY, 1975
Genre: Didactic play, 1 Act
Actors: 1 Black Male, 2 Black Females
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"The Price of Revolution"
Synopsis: A man "in the revolution" is faced with the outrage of his woman being against his involvement.
1st Produced: 1970
Genre: Revolutionary drama, 1 Act
Actors: 5 Black Males, 5 Black Females
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"Confusion"
Synopsis: Depicts how all the organizations, religions, sects, and leaders are against each other and the power struggle that occurs as each attempt to push the other down.
1st Produced: 1970
Genre: Mythic play, 1 Act
Actors: 1 Black Male, 1 Black Female
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"Respect"
Synopsis: Displays the negative attitude Black men have toward Black women and what the consequences will be
1st Produced: 1973
Genre: Didactic Drama, 1 Act
Actors: 3 Black Males, 3 Black Females
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"The Verdict is Yours"
Synopsis: America is on trial as to whether or not she is guilty of what she has done to Black people with the abuse of power imposed upon them centuries ago and presently. It also explores to what extent Black people are guilty of their own predicament.
1st Produced: 1970
Genre: Protest Play, 1 Act
Actors: 3 Black Males, 1 Black Female, 1 White Male
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"The Joke is on You"
Synopsis: The President of the United States admits the intention to commit genocide on people of color.
1st Produced: 1970
Genre: Satire
Actors: 2 Black Males, 1 White Male
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