The women of Provincetown, 1915-1922 / Cheryl Black.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Black, Cheryl, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in the theater--Massachusetts--Provincetown--History--20th century.

Women in the theater.

American drama--Women authors--History and criticism.

American drama.

Provincetown Players.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Black examines the roles a remarkable group of women played in one of the most influential theatre groups in America, demonstrating their influence on 20th-century dramaturgy and culture. Perhaps most notable for its discovery of two significant American playwrights--Eugene O'Neill and Susan Glaspell--and for its role in developing an American tradition of non-commercial theatre, the Provincetown Players collective has long been appreciated for its meaningful contributions to American drama. An outgrowth of the Greenwich Village community of politically minded artists a

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Graphs; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Creating Women; 2 Managing Women; 3 Writing Women; 4 Performing Women; 5 Staging Women; 6 Designing Women; 7 Backlash and Aftermath; 8 Valedictory; Appendix 1 The Women of Provincetown; Appendix 2 Charter Members of the Provincetown Players, September 1916; Appendix 3 Executive Committee Membership; Appendix 4 Productions of Plays Written or Cowritten by Women; Appendix 5 Provincetown Productions for Which Directing Credit Can Be Reasonably Established

Appendix 6 Provincetown Productions for Which Scenic Design Credit Can Be Reasonably EstablishedAppendix 7 Provincetown Productions for Which Costume Design Credit Can Be Reasonably Established; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's--University of Maryland, College Park, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-234) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-1321-4

OCLC:

427564362