Summer Stock!: An American Theatrical Phenomenon

Summer Stock!: An American Theatrical Phenomenon

ReviewAdvance praise for Summer Stock:"With wit, clarity, thoroughness, and a wonderful sense of discovery, Martha LoMonaco has written a captivating, informative, and very entertaining history and debunking of the mythology of this most American of theatrical traditions... A stimulating and delightful journey to our past."--Don B. Wilmeth, Brown University-- ReviewA chronicle of American summer-stock theater examines the contributions of its entrepreneurial founders to twentieth-century entertainment while describing famous and amateur stars who appeared in a range of historical productions.About the AuthorMartha Schmoyer LoMonaco is the Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Fairfield University and Associate Professor of Theatre.