"On a wharf in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in the summer of 1916, Susan Glaspell was inspired by the sensational murder trial she had covered as a young reporter to write Trifles. Following successful productions of the play, Glaspell became the mother of American drama"-- Provided by publisher.
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