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Plays
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Plays" by Susan Glaspell. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
A Sustainable Theatre
Begun as an audacious experiment, for thirty years the Hedgerow Theatre prospered as America's most successful repertory company. While known for its famous alumnae (Ann Harding and Richard Basehart), Hedgerow's legacy is a living library of over 200 productions created by Jasper Deeter's idealistic and determined pursuit of 'truth and beauty.'
Pike Family
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Susan Glaspell's Poetics and Politics of Rebellion
Analyzing plays from the early Trifles (1916) through Springs Eternal (1943) and the undated, incomplete Wings, author Emeline Jouve illustrates the way that Susan Glaspell's dramas addressed issues of sexism, the impact of World War I on American values, and the relationship between individuals and their communities, among other concerns. Jouve argues that Glaspell turns the playhouse into a courthouse, putting the hypocrisy of American democracy on trial. A must for students of Glaspell and her contemporaries, as well as scholars of American theatre and literature of the first half of the twentieth century.
Plays by Susan Glaspell
A cofounder of the Provincetown Players - the group that acted as midwife to the American theatre - Susan Glaspell (1876-1948) can also lay claim to be a major figure in her own right. Her early plays were in many respects as challenging and original as those with which O'Neill made his debut. Her concern with language as subject, with character as an expression of social role, with plot as a mechanism that may ensnare rather than locate the self, mode her very much a modern. In Trifles (1916) she developed a feminist critique of social role. In The Outside (1917) she staged a debate between the life force and a perverse celebration of death. In both plays silence becomes an eloquent expression of meaning. The Verge (1921) is an experimental work of considerable proportions, more daring in many ways than anything attempted by O'Neill. Though Inheritors (1921) is far more conventional it touched a contemporary nerve, questioning the nature and reality of American pieties. Long known only for a single play, Susan Glaspell now emerges as a significant figure in the history of American drama, a woman of genuine creative daring.
The Secrets Between Us
Mark Hamilton the Third just happens to be the heir to his father's company. But when he learns his father was killed in a car accident, his life suddenly shifts. An express delivery makes things even more complicated when his father's journal reveals his suspicions that he was going to be murdered. Then his mother remarries his father's business partner a week after the funeral. Things begin to look up when Mark meets Ophelia Graham in his Driver's Ed class. While falling in love, they have to deal with Mark's mother and step-father, and what they do to control Mark's life. Feeling off-center and out of control, Mark has to grapple with his grief, the possibility that he's being over-medicated, and his growing feelings for Ophelia. Can he regain control before everything good in his life slips away? Will he be able to escape his controlling mother?
Trifles
Step into the realm of domestic suspense with "Trifles" by Susan Glaspell. Explore the intricate dynamics of gender, power, and justice in this captivating one-act play that unfolds in the seemingly ordinary setting of a farmhouse kitchen. As you delve into the depths of this gripping narrative, prepare to be drawn into a world where the smallest details hold profound significance. Glaspell's masterful storytelling skillfully unravels the mystery surrounding a woman's mysterious death, challenging the perceptions of her male counterparts. But amidst the seemingly trivial clues, one question emerges: Can the women's observations and insights reveal the truth that lies hidden beneath the surfa...
Art is All Hours
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American Drama
Influenced by Ibsen and Strindberg, American drama had its origins in small theatre companies and groups of semi-professional players in the early 1900s, whose commitment was to inspire such writers as Eugene O'Neill, Susan Glaspell, Imamu Amiri Baraka, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. Born into this century, American drama has acted both as a reflection and as a commentary on the dominance, power and sometimes corruption of the American democratic dream. Today, American theatre still challenges its audiences with a powerful voice unknown to television and commercial film, bringing to the fore issues of gender, colour and political oppression. This collection of specially written essays offers a comprehensive introduction to the subject for students wishing to familiarise themselves with this exciting field, and those already involved with the current debate in the area will welcome the broad approach adopted by this volume.
