Imaginative Reality in Ed Bullins’s Drama

Abstract

Ed Bullins’s drama makes relentless exploration of inner forces that help African-American people realize their freedom and potential. In directing his attention to this concern, Bullins assumes that America has formed and deformed aspects of the black experience and consciousness. The things that most interest Bullins reside within his characters and are of their own choosing; even his portrayal of interracial characters focuses on the behavior of the black characters. In his plays, a black stage reality and black audience are assumed. The matters he takes up often are intimate, sensitive, and particular to the black experience.