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

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

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-234) and index.

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.

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 and intellectuals, the gr.

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