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Author:

Somerset-Ward, Richard.

Title:

An American theatre : the story of Westport Country Playhouse, 1931-2005 / Richard Somerset-Ward ; with a foreword by Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.

Publisher:

Yale University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

304 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Westport Country Playhouse (Westport, Conn.)
Theater--Westport--Westport--History--20th century.
Theater--Westport--Westport--History--21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index.

Contents:

The prologue -- Westport--circa 1931 -- The barn becomes a theatre -- In repertory--1931-32 -- "Doing the plays we really want to do"--1933-41 -- Lawrence Langner -- Happily losing a little money--1946-58 -- Under new management--1959-72 -- The not-for-profit theatre--1973-84 -- Saving the theatre: the playhouse partnership--1985-99 -- "A doer, not just a dreamer": Joanne Woodward takes charge--2000-5 -- Connecticut Theatre Foundation board of directors, 2005.

ISBN:

9780300109382 (alk. pape)
0300109385 (alk. pape)
9780300106480 (alk. paper)
0300106483 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)57493820

LCCN:

2005000849

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)