Feminist Theatres in the USA

Staging Women's Experience

By: Charlotte Canning

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Paperback | 7 December 1995 | Edition Number 1

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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 defined and 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.

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"["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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