In cultures across the world theatrical performance has long been a site for the representation and support of imperialism - and for resistance and rebellion against it. This work explores the questions of how and why the theatre was used within imperial societies to articulate the concerns of both the colonizers and the colonized. Bringing together 15 noted scholars and practitioners of theatre, the collection crosses national and historical boundaries to present a comprehensive study of post-colonial drama. The essays engage with current theoretical issues while shifting the focus from the...

Imperialism is a transnational and transhistorical phenomenon; it occurs neither in limited areas nor at one specific moment. In cultures from across the world theatrical performance has long been a site for both the representation and support of imperialism, and resistance and rebellion against it. Imperialism and Theatre is a groundbreaking collection which explores the questions of why and how the theatre was selected within imperial cultures for the representation of the concerns of both the colonizers and the colonized. Gathering together fifteen noted scholars and theatre...

Performing America provides fresh perspectives on the development of visions of both America and "America"--that is, the actual community and the constructed concept--on a variety of theatrical stages. It explores the role of theater in the construction of American identity, highlighting the tension between the desire to categorize American identity and the realization that such categorical uniformity may neither be desirable nor possible.
The topics covered include the links between politics and the stage during the Federalist period, the appropriation of "Indian" artifacts, an...

The first complete collection of the works of American playwright Susan Glaspell, this book includes all seven of the Pulitzer Prize winner's seven one-act works: Suppressed Desires, Trifles, The People, The Outside, Woman's Honor, Close the Book, and Tickless Time. The book also features Glaspell's seven full-length plays, including Bernice, Inheritors, The Verge, Alison's House, The Comic Artist, Chains of Dew, and Springs Eternal, the last two of which are published here for the first time. Each play includes an introductory essay along with extended biographical and critical essays. A...