Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Endorsements -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 An Autoethnographic Interview with Beth Hewett -- 2 Wishes by Black Men -- Stefan's Introduction -- The Staged Reading: Wishes by Black Men -- Act 1: Oppression -- Act 2: Powerlessness -- Act 3: Picking Our Battles -- 3 The Audience -- 4 What I Wish People Knew -- 5 Author's Notes -- Black Theater -- The Creation of a Staged Reading -- Autoethnographic Performative Writing -- My Wish -- Index