Trifles - Softcover

Glaspell, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1494891220 ISBN 13: 9781494891220

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Susan Glaspell's 'Trifles' is as relevant today as when it was first performed. It is a masterpiece of brevity, full of tension, and an incisive yet subtle attack on patriarchal society: an early feminist masterpiece.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Written by Susan Glaspell in 1916, Trifles is a one-act play about a woman accused of strangling her husband. Based on an actual murder case reported by Glaspell for the Des Moines News, the play represented an early exploration of gender relationships in a time when women often were considered to be mere trifles. A groundbreaking feminist play, Trifles is often included in anthologies of drama and literature.

A L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring (in alphabetical order):

Jeanie Hackett as Mrs. Peters;

Amy Madigan as Mrs. Hale;

Sam McMurray as the Sheriff;

Steven Vinovich as Mr. Hale;

Steven Weber as the County Attorney.

Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.

About the Author:

JEANIE HACKETT has played lead roles on Broadway and has worked extensively off-Broadway and in major regional theaters. TV credits include "The West Wing, NYPD Blue, Judging Amy, Boston Public, Chicago Hope", and many others. She is the co-artistic director of L.A.'s Antaeus Company, and has written two books on acting.

Steven Weber made his film debut in 1984 in The Flamingo Kid and has since acted in numerous films and television series, including Wings and The Shining. He has also appeared in many stage productions, including National Anthems and the Broadway musical The Producers.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1494891220
• ISBN 13: 9781494891220
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 26
• Editor: Wilson Hannah