Title Rehearsing revolutions : the labor drama experiment and radical activism in the early twentieth century / Mary McAvoy

Published Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 260 pages) Series Studies in theatre history and culture Studies in theatre history and culture. Contents The labor drama experiment -- Performance from the ranks : the advent of labor drama at Portland Labor College, 1922/25 -- The variegated shoots : Hazel MacKaye and the advent of labor dramatics at Brookwood Labor College, 1925/26 -- Of untold possibilities : Hollace Ransdell and the ladies of Southern labor dramatics, 1928/36 -- Something very different : Southern labor drama at Highlander Folk School, 1934/40 -- Lee Hays, a preaching hillbilly, and the FBI : the last gasps of labor drama at Commonwealth Labor College, 1932/39 -- Conclusion: Labor drama's legacies Summary "Between the world wars, several labor colleges sprouted up across the U.S. These schools, funded by unions, sought to provide members with adult education while also indoctrinating them into the cause. As Mary McAvoy reveals, a big part of that learning experience centered on the schools' drama programs. For the first time, Rehearsing Revolutions shows how these left-leaning drama programs prepared American workers for the 'on-the-ground' activism emerging across the country. In fact, McAvoy argues, these amateur stages served as 'training grounds' for radical social activism in early twentieth-century America"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 17, 2019) Subject Workers' theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century Amateur theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century Experimental theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century College theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century Labor unions and education -- United States -- History -- 20th century Labor union members -- Education -- United States -- History -- 20th century Labor unions and the arts -- United States -- History -- 20th century Socialism and theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century Political activists -- Education -- United States -- History -- 20th century Radicalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General. PERFORMING ARTS -- General. Amateur theater College theater Experimental theater Labor unions and education Labor unions and the arts Radicalism Socialism and theater Workers' theater United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2019000789 ISBN 9781609386429 1609386426

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