Books in the Theater in the Americas series

Pursuing the social and historical contexts of a particularly unfinished theatrical genre, this book demonstrates Broadway's ability to bridge seemingly insoluble tensions in soceity - from economic and political anxiety surrounding WWII to generational conflict and youth counterculture to corporate America and the ""me"" generation.

Because box office income rarely covers the cost of production, other sources are vital. Angels - financial investors and backers - have a tremendous impact on what happens on stage. This book explores not only how donors became angels, but also their backgrounds, motivations, policies, limitations, support, and successes and failures.

Reclaims the work of Manny Fried, an essential American playwright so thoroughly blacklisted after he defied the House Committee on Un-American Activities that his work all but completely disappeared from the canon. Witham details Manny Fried's work inside and outside the theatre and examines his three major labour plays.

This collection of plays, fiction, and journalistic essays provides a portrait of one of America's most innovative yet neglected feminists. It is a critical compilation of Sophie Treadwell's prose and drama and highlights her most significant works. It also outlines the personal and social factors that helped shape her feminist ideals.

Theatre has long been an art form of subterfuge and concealment. Working in the Wings, edited by Elizabeth A. Osborne and Christine Woodworth, brings attention to what goes on behind-the-scenes in this essay collection that considers, challenges, and revises our understanding of work, theatre, and history.