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American Labor on Stage
Dramatic Interpretations of the Steel and Textile Industries in the 1930s
Susan Duffy
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American Labor on Stage

Dramatic Interpretations of the Steel and Textile Industries in the 1930s

Susan Duffy Susan Duffy

September 1996

Praeger

Series: Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies

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Reclaims a lost body of theatrical work by focusing on four labor plays of the 1930s that dramatize union organizing efforts in American industry.

This study reclaims a lost body of theatrical work by focusing on four labor plays of the 1930s. These works dramatize union organizing efforts in American industry, using documentary detail in the dialogue and plot. To date, little attention has been given to the use of documentary detail in American scripts. Placing the labor plays in a social and historical context, Duffy raises interesting questions about the depiction of women as labor leaders and the overlooked role of women playwrights in the 1920s and 30s. The discussion focuses on the function of the plays and the question of whether they were merely didactic or if they served greater propagandistic ends. This work will be of interest to scholars in theatre history, American studies, southern history, and American labor history.
Preface
Introduction
Strike Song
Strike!
Altars of Steel
Steel
Epilogue
Bibliography




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