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Between 1969 and 1986 there was an explosion of feminist theater activity in the United States. For the first time in history women had an enormous collective impact on theater. No longer content with portraying women's experiences created from a male imagination and occupying only a few isolated positions in theater organizations, women, inspired by the growing feminist movement, formed theater groups across the country that were heterogenous in size, repertory, organization and politics. "Feminist Theaters in the USA" is a fresh, informative portrait of this key era in feminist and theater history.
Charlotte Canning interviews over thirty women who took part in the dynamic feminist theater of the 1970s and 1980s. They provide first-hand accounts of the excitement, struggles and innovations which formed their experience. "Feminist Theaters in the USA" explores the history of these groups and their formation, discussing the politics and methods which definedand shaped their work. The book also considers the productions they brought to the stage, and their reception from critics and audiences. Merging these elements, Canning constructs a compelling combination of historical survey, critique and celebration.
Between 1969 and 1986 there was an explosion of feminist theater activity in the United States. For the first time in history women had an enormous collective impact on theater. No longer content with portraying women's experiences created from a male imagination and occupying only a few isolated positions in theater organizations, women, inspired by the growing feminist movement, formed theater groups across the country that were heterogenous in size, repertory, organization and politics. "Feminist Theaters in the USA" is a fresh, informative portrait of this key era in feminist and theater history.
Charlotte Canning interviews over thirty women who took part in the dynamic feminist theater of the 1970s and 1980s. They provide first-hand accounts of the excitement, struggles and innovations which formed their experience. "Feminist Theaters in the USA" explores the history of these groups and their formation, discussing the politics and methods which definedand shaped their work. The book also considers the productions they brought to the stage, and their reception from critics and audiences. Merging these elements, Canning constructs a compelling combination of historical survey, critique and celebration.
Table of Contents Dedication Epigraph Table of Contents Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Two Projects 1 Writing the History of Feminist Theater Groups 2 Feminism, Theater, and Radical Politics: Intersecting at Experience 3 Collectivity and Collaboration 4 Representing Community and Experience: Plays About Mothers and Daughters 5 Representing the Patriarchy and Experience: Plays About Violence Against Women 6 The Community as Audience Conclusion: Changes and Legacies Appendix A List of Interviews Appendix B Interview Questions Appendix C Feminist Theaters and Producing Organisations Bibliography
Charlotte Canning is Assistant Professor in the department of Theater and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin. She has published a wide varieky of articles about feminism and theater history.
"["Feminist Theaters in the U.S.A.] offers a comprehensive
examination of the heady movement (early 1970s to mid-1980s) that
had its roots in avant-garde theatre of the 60s with its left-wing
politics and communally created work: lots of group improv before
the curtain went up and frequent audience participation
afterwards."
-"Back Stage
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