An American theatre : the story of Westport Country Playhouse, 1931-2005 /

An American theatre : the story of Westport Country Playhouse, 1931-2005 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Somerset-Ward, Richard.
Imprint:	New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2005.
Description:	304 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Westport Country Playhouse (Westport, Conn.) Westport Country Playhouse (Westport, Conn.) Theater -- Connecticut -- Westport -- History -- 20th century. Theater -- Connecticut -- Westport -- History -- 21st century. Theater. Connecticut -- Westport. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5643111

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ISBN:	0300106483 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0300109385 (boxed ed.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index.

Table of 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.