Self and Space in the Theater of Susan Glaspell (McFarland 2011)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Martha Carpentier

Just published by McFarland, Noelia Hernando-Real’s exploration of eleven Glaspell plays written between 1915 and 1943 focuses on one of her major themes, the interplay between place and identity. Hernando-Real examines the means Glaspell employs to engage her characters in proxemical and verbal dialectics with the forces of place that turn them into victims of location, and her characters’ attempts to escape the influence of territoriality and shape identities of their own. Continue reading →

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4th International Conference on American Drama and Theater

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Martha Carpentier

“The Romance of Theater: American Drama and its Stories,” May 28-30, 2012, Seville, Spain. Noelia Hernando-Real is chairing the Glaspell Society panel, featuring papers by Cheryl Black, Michael Winetsky, and Nieves Alberola Crespo. We hope to have a large contingent of Glaspellians attending this conference hosted by the University of Seville in beautiful Andalucia, Spain! To register for the conference: http://www.ensenanzabilingue.com/romanceoftheater/romanceoftheater.htm Continue reading →

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2011 Business Meeting Minutes

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Martha Carpentier

Saturday, June 25, 2011, at the Eugene O’Neill International Conference, Gallatin Building, NYU, New York City. In attendance: Cheryl Black, Martha Carpentier, Drew Eisenhauer, Sherry Engle, Sharon Friedman, J. Ellen Gainor, Noelia Hernando-Real, Basia Ozieblo, Michael Winetsky. 1) Martha Carpentier, … Continue reading →

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Eugene O’Neill Society 8th International Conference 2011

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Martha Carpentier

June 22-26, Greenwich Village, NY. The Susan Glaspell Society was once again pleased to be participating in the International Eugene O’Neill Conference with a full day of events on Saturday, June 25th, 2011, including a panel, “The Beloved Community: The Provincetown Players in Context,” then a concert reading of “Performing Bohemia,” followed by a Provincetown “Fish House” Punch reception. Continue reading →

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22nd Annual American Literature Association Conference 2011

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Martha Carpentier

May 26-29, Boston MA. Panel: “Dramatizing Ideas: Hybrids, Heterodoxies, and Humanisms in Greenwich Village.” Chair: Michael Winetsky. The Glaspell Society is pleased to present its panel as part of the Five Dramatists Societies’ series of associated panels at ALA 2011 … Continue reading →

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Teaching SG

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Martha Carpentier

Well, friends and fellow Glaspellians, we finally have our teaching blog and I am officially a blogger! Please comment on your experiences teaching Glaspell’s plays and/or fiction. How do students react? How do you engage them with Glaspell’s texts? How do you contextualize … Continue reading →

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International Conference on American Drama 2010

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Martha Carpentier

Oct. 29-30, Kean University, Union NJ. Panel: “The Significance of Susan Glaspell to American Drama and Performance.” Chair: Linda Ben-Zvi, Professor Emeritus, Tel Aviv University. Papers:  “Re-Visiting Bernice in the 21st Century,” Sharon Friedman, Gallatin School of New York University; … Continue reading →

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Association of Theatre in Higher Education Conference 2010

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Martha Carpentier

Aug. 3-6, Los Angeles. SGS/ATDS sponsored panel: “Surviving The Outside: Modernity and the Woman Artist.” Chair: Monica Stufft, University of California at Berkeley. This ATDS focus group panel involved Susan Glaspell Society members and featured a reading and discussion of … Continue reading →

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Chains of Dew at Zephyer Rep 2010

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Martha Carpentier

July 28 – August 1. Off-Off Broadway Zephyer Rep presented Chains of Dew at  the Wings Theatre, 154 Christopher St., NYC. Directed by Gretchen Ferris.

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San Francisco Cabaret Opera Trifles 2010

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Martha Carpentier

The San Francisco Cabaret Opera presented the WORLD PREMIERE of Trifles, the opera, with music by John G. Bilotta and libretto by John F. McGrew at the 10th Annual Fresh Voices Festival. Continue reading →

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