Several of Zora Nelae Hurston’s plays were produced during her lifetime-and some to public acclaim, they were forgotten in the decades that followed her death. Now, eleven of these forgotten dramatic writings are being published together for the first time in this carefully edited and annotated volume. Filled with lively characters, vibrant images of rural and city life, biblical and folk tales, voodoo, and, most importantly, the blues, readers will discover a "real Negro theater" that embraces all the richness of Black culture, love, and life.