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Anne García-Romero

MARÍA IRENE FORNÉS IN CONTEXT, edited by Brian Eugenio Herrera and Anne García-Romero

María Irene Fornés (1930-2018) is both one of the most influential and one of the least well-known US theatermakers of the late twentieth century, with former students including leading US playwrights, directors and scholars. This is the first major scholarly collection to elucidate Fornés' rich life, work, and legacy. Providing concise and wide-ranging contributions from notable scholars, practitioners and advocates drawn from the academic and artistic communities most informed and inspired by her work, this engaging volume provides diverse points of entry to specialists and students alike.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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​Online Publication: June 2025
In-Print Publication: July 31, 2025


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PART 1: PLACES AND PEOPLE
 
1          Havana and New York City by Eric Mayer-García
 
2          Paris by Elaine Romero
 
3          The Actors Studio by Brian Eugenio Herrera
 
4          Judson Memorial Church by Kaelani Rae Burja
 
5          Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop and Festival
            by Andréa J. Onstad
 
6          INTAR (International Arts Relations, Inc.) by Caridad Svich
 
7          Latin American Writers Workshop by Kenneth Prestininzi
 
8          Hans Hofmann by Christina A. León
 
9          Susan Sontag by Alisa Solomon
 
10        Carmen Collado Fornés by Anne García-Romero
 
 
Part II: THEATRE
 
11        Stage Direction and Design by Scott T. Cummings     
 
12        Off-Off Broadway by Morgan Jenness         
 
13        Environmental Theatre by Stephen Scott-Bottoms
 
14        Music Theatre by Trevor Boffone
 
15        Performance Art and the Post Dramatic by Juliana Frey-Méndez
 
16        Translation and Adaptation by Adam Versényi
 
 
 Part III: CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS
 
17        Cuban by Lillian Manzor
 
18        Hispanic/Latinx/Latine by Jon D. Rossini and Patricia Ybarra
 
19        Avant Gardist by Roy Pérez
 
20        Environmentalist by Gwendolyn Alker
 
21        Feminist by Michael Breslin and Catherine María “Cat” Rodríguez
 
22        Lesbian by Nicole Stodard
 
23        Elder by Michelle Memran and Katie Pearl 
 
 
Part IV: LEGACY
 
24        Playwriting Method by  Migdalia Cruz
 
25        Alumni Playwrights by Luis Alfaro
 
26        Documentation by Carla Della Gatta
 
27        Publication by Bonnie Marranca and Jennifer Parker-Starbuck
 
28        Final (and Incomplete) Works by Anne García-Romero
 
29        Community-Based Advocacy Movements by Olga Sanchez Saltveit
 
30        The Fornésian Tradition by Maria M. Delgado
 

Picture
Portrait of Fornés, 1988. (Photo: © James M. Kent)


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