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Jami Rogers trained at LAMDA and has an MA and a PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK. Her career has spanned television and education, including eight years at PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre in Boston, MA. She has taught classical acting at ArtsEd and Shakespeare at the University of Warwick, where she is an Honorary Fellow. She researches and writes about racial and gender inequality in Britain’s live and recorded arts.
A vital read for anyone interested in the gains made by, not just some of Britain's greatest actors of colour, but by some of Britain's greatest actors. * David Oyelowo OBE * This is a book that I have eagerly awaited, both as a playgoer and as a cultural historian. Jami Rogers's engrossing account of Black and Asian Shakespeareans from Ira Aldridge to Josette Simon is a fascinating and timely contribution to Shakespeare studies, providing a much needed survey of the resistance that British actors of colour have long faced, as well as the inroads they have made in making Shakespeare truly representative. * James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare * Celebrating the contributions of actors of African-Caribbean and Asian heritage in the Shakespeare industry, this invaluable book contributes to decolonising the theatre and recuperating the experiences of practitioners of colour. - Adele Lee, Associate Professor, Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing, Emerson College
