Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Hughes, Holly, 1955 March 10-
2. Tropicana, Carmelita
3. Dolan, Jill, 1957-

Description

1. xiv, 209 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

1. The women's experimental theater space called the WOW Café (Women's One World) has been a vital part of New York's downtown theater scene since 1980. Since that time, WOW has provided a place for feminist and particularly lesbian theater artists to create, perform, and witness a cultural revolution. Its renowned alumnae include playwright and actor Lisa Kron, performance artists Holly Hughes and Carmelita Tropicana, the theater troupe the Five Lesbian Brothers, and actors/playwrights Peggy Shaw, Lois Weaver, and Deb Margolin, among others. Memories of the Revolution collects scripts, interviews, and commentary to trace the riotous first decade of WOW. While the histories of other experimental theater collectives have been well documented, WOW's history has only begun to be told. The anthology also includes photographs of and reminiscences by Café veterans, capturing the history and artistic flowering of the first ten years of this countercultural haven.

Series statement

1. Triangulations

Uniform title

1. Triangulations.

Subject

1. Lesbian theater
2. Feminist theater
3. Experimental theater
4. Lesbian theater > New York (State) > New York
5. WOW Café Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
6. New York (State) > New York
7. Feminist theater > New York (State) > New York
8. Experimental theater > New York (State) > New York

Contents

1. Split britches (1981) / Lois Weaver, Peggy Shaw, and Deb Margolin -- Fear of laughing on the Lower East Side (1984) / Alice Forrester -- WOW women in their own words / Alice Forrester -- Waaay beyond the Valley of the dolls (1986) / Alison Rooney -- Paradykes lost (1988) / Lisa Kron for the Five Lesbian Brothers -- WOW women in their own words : a fine bromance / group interview by Holly Hughes and Carmelita Tropicana with the Five Lesbian Brothers, Maureen (Moe) Angelos, Babs Davy, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey, and Lisa Kron (2000) -- Hamlet (1989) : scripted after Shakespeare's Hamlet / Deb Margolin -- Codependent lesbian space alien seeks same (1992) / Madeleine Olnek -- WOW women in their own words / an interview with Madeleine Olnek by Holly Hughes (June 2000) -- The lady dick (1985) / Holly Hughes -- Pickaxe (1986) / Ana Maria Simo -- O darn! The world is not a safe place for little buttercups (1991) / Moe Angelos and Dominique Dibbell -- WOW women in their own words / Susan Young -- Memories of the Revolution, Memorias de la Revolucion (1987) / Carmelita Tropicana and Uzi Parnes -- How to say Kaddish with your mouth shut / Claire Moed -- Threads from the tailor's grand daughters (1989) / Sharon Jane Smith -- WOW women in their own words / an interview with Sharon Jane Smith by Carmelita Tropicana (December 2001) -- Feeling blue (1988) / Eileen Myles -- Women and children first : outstanding perk or tool of oppression? (1992) / Babs Davy -- WOW women in their own words : as the world turns / Group interview (2004).

Call number

1. MWED (New York) 16-3942

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208).

Title

1. Memories of the revolution : the first ten years of the WOW Café Theatre / Holly Hughes, Carmelita Tropicana, and Jill Dolan, editors.

Publisher

1. Ann Arbor : University Of Michigan Press, [2015]

Copyright date

1. ©2015

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Triangulations
2. Triangulations.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208).

Local note

1. ED: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. PREV. PUB. PLAYSCRIPTS, ETC. W/ B&W PHOTOS.

Added author

1. Hughes, Holly, 1955 March 10- editor.
2. Tropicana, Carmelita, editor.
3. Dolan, Jill, 1957- editor.

ISBN

1. 0472068636
2. 9780472068630
3. 9780472098637 (hbk. : alk. paper)
4. 0472098632 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Research call number

1. MWED (New York) 16-3942