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Memories of the revolution : the first ten years of the WOW Cafe Theater / Holly Hughes, Carmelita Tropicana, and Jill Dolan, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Triangulations : lesbian/gay/queer--theater/drama/performance.
- Triangulations : lesbian/gay/queer--theater/drama/performance
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Experimental theater--New York (State)--New York.
- Experimental theater.
- Lesbian theater.
- Feminist theater.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Feminist theater--New York (State)--New York.
- Lesbian theater--New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor [Michigan] : University of Michigan Press, [2015]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The women's experimental theater space called the WOW Cafe (Women's One World) has been a vital part of New York's downtown theater scene since 1980. Since that time, WOW has provided a place for feminist and particularly lesbian theater artists to create, perform, and witness a cultural revolution. Its renowned alumnae include playwright and actor Lisa Kron, performance artists Holly Hughes and Carmelita Tropicana, the theater troupe the Five Lesbian Brothers, and actors/playwrights Peggy Shaw, Lois Weaver, and Deb Margolin, among others. Memories of the Revolution collects scripts, interviews, and commentary to trace the riotous first decade of WOW. While the histories of other experimental theater collectives have been well documented, WOW's history has only begun to be told. The anthology also includes photographs of and reminiscences by Cafe veterans, capturing the history and artistic flowering of the first ten years of this countercultural haven.
- Contents:
- Preface : watching WOW / Jill Dolan
- Introduction : secret WOW / Holly Hughes
- Introduction : liberte, egalite, lesbianite / Carmelita Tropicana
- WOW women in their own words : brave new world / group interview by Alisa Solomon with WOW collective members (1984)
- Song : "It's hard to be a dyke in NYC" / Lynn Hayes and Debra Miller's band, the Useless Fems
- section one. Lesbian camp : redressing the canon of 1950s television
- section two. Dyke noir
- section three. How to write autobiography with someone's hand over your mouth.
- Notes:
- Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208).
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472121496
- 0472121499
- 9780472098637
- 0472098632
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.11731
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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