Synopses & Reviews
Newly revised and expanded, Women in American Theatre is a unique resource that challenges preconceptions by exploring and celebrating the heritage of women in American theatre. In this new edition, the first full scale revision since 1987, the editors have collected a series of interviews and essays that address the contributions of women to theatre, the recurring patterns of their participation and the problems as well as successes they have encountered in developing their careers.
This volume covers the complete spectrum of womens contributions to the field, beginning with a chapter on such female rites as beauty pageants and native American performance. Other sections cover such topics as actresses, playwrights, nontraditional womens careers, and feminist theatres. A new section entitled "Shattering the Glass Proscenium,"assembled for this edition, looks at the women working in the field now, whose contributions continue to define the cutting edge of theatre today.
Helen Krich Chinoy is professor emeritus of theatre at Smith College, where she taught for more than 25 years. She was the creative consultant for the Emmy Awardwinning documentary on the Group Theatre and, with Toby Cole, edited Actors on Acting and Directors on Directing.
Linda Walsh Jenkins co-owns global-e-village.com, an online retail gift store which features folkloric arts and crafts from world cultures. From 1976 to 1989, she was a theatre professor at Northwestern University and a dramaturg in Chicago theatre, after earning her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota and her B.A. at Rice University.
Synopsis
Newly revised and expanded, Women in American Theatre is a unique resource that challenges preconceptions by exploring and celebrating the heritage of women in American theatre. In this new edition, the first full scale revision since 1987, the editors have collected a series of interviews and essays that address the contributions of women to theatre, the recurring patterns of their participation and the problems as well as successes they have encountered in developing their careers.
This volume covers the complete spectrum of women's contributions to the field, beginning with a chapter on such female rites as beauty pageants and native American performance. Other sections cover such topics as actresses, playwrights, nontraditional women's careers, and feminist theatres. A new section entitled "Shattering the Glass Proscenium, " assembled for this edition, looks at the women working in the field now, whose contributions continue to define the cutting edge of theatre today.
Synopsis
In this new edition of
Women in American Theatre, the first full scale revision since 1987, the editors have collected a series of interviews and essays that address the contributions of women to theatre, the recurring patterns of their participation and the problems as well as successes they have encountered in developing their careers. Newly revised and expanded, this unique resource challenges preconceptions by exploring and celebrating the heritage of women in American theatre. This volume covers the complete spectrum of women's contributions to the field, beginning with a chapter on such female rites as beauty pageants and native American performance. Other sections cover such topics as actresses, playwrights, nontraditional women's careers and feminist theatres. A new section entitled "Shattering the Glass Proscenium," assembled for this edition, looks at the women working in the field now, whose contributions continue to define the cutting edge of theatre today.
Contributors include:
Martha Boesing
Anne Bogart
Jill Dolan
Elin Diamond
Cherrie Moraga
Pearl Cleage
Marjorie Kellog
Paula Vogel
Kristin Linklater
Tina Packer
Alisa Solomon
Deb Margolin
Eve Ensler
Robbie McCauley
Julia Miles
Glenda Dickerson
Sydne Mahone
Roberta Sklar
Megan Terry
Barbara Ann Teer
Wendy Wasserstein
Maria Irene Fornes
Suzan-Lori Parks
Margaret Edson
Lois Weaver
and others.
About the Author
Helen Krich Chinoy is professor emeritus of theatre at Smith College, where she taught for over 25 years.