Fornés In Context

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

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