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Introduction. The River Niger, a loosely autobiographical play by Joseph A. Walker, was first performed by the Negro Ensemble Company in New York City in 1972. The play was first...
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English. Subject. a son returns home not the hero and militant anticipated. Genre. Drama. Setting. Harlem, New York, present day. The River Niger is a play by Joseph A. Walker, first performed by New York City's Negro Ensemble Company off-Broadway in 1972.
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Plot Summary. The River Niger, a three-act play written by the American playwright Joseph A. Walker, was first performed off-Broadway in 1972 by New York's Negro Ensemble Company. The following year, the play made its Broadway debut, running for 162 performances.
PLOT SUMMARY. CHARACTERS. THEMES. STYLE. HISTORICAL CONTEXT. CRITICAL OVERVIEW. CRITICISM. SOURCES. FURTHER READING. The River Niger, a loosely autobiographical play by Joseph A. Walker, was first performed by the Negro Ensemble Company in New York City in 1972.
Summary. Originally performed by the Negro Ensemble Company and winner of the Obie and later the Tony Award as Best Play of the season, The River Niger is a surging drama about a Harlem family whose son returns from the Air Force not the hero anticipated. His association with a militant group abroad has been infiltrated by a police informer who ...
