STAGING AMERICA The Artistic Legacy of the Provincetown Players

Theater historians will applaud Jeffery Kennedy's exhaustive research and Daniel Henning's winning performance as the legacy of the founders and artists of the Provincetown Players is explored. Starting in 1915, the Provincetown Players encouraged innovative practices that became part of the American theater scene. Young playwrights were urged to experiment with new ideas and staging practices. Henning's narration turns theatrical minutiae into an exciting story of a group of radical thinkers who sought an American identity for the theater. Through first-person interviews, plot summaries, newspapers articles, online data, and biographical accounts, Henning delivers meticulous accounts of theatrical and literary luminaries. From Provincetown to New York's Greenwich Village, Henning highlights a group of free-thinking artists who changed the face of the American theater forever. First-rate listening. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2024]