The French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) was home to one of the richest public theatre traditions of the colonial-era Caribbean. This book examines the r
Cutting across academic boundaries, this volume brings together scholars from different disciplines who have explored together the richness and complexity of co
In 1764 the first printing press was established in the French Caribbean colonies, launching the official documentation of operas and plays performed there, and
Based on events that began in Saint-Domingue on August 21, 1791, The Saint-Domingue Plantation; or, The Insurrection vividly dramatizes the genesis and outbreak