Introduction; 1. Overture: theatrical censorship from the puritans to Anthony Comstock; 2. Bad girls, tough guys and the changing of the guard; 3. Flappers and fanatics; 4. Have you now or have you ever …; 5. Bye, bye American pie; 6. The past is prologue.
This book explores the impact of censorship in twentieth-century American theatre.
John Houchin is Associate Professor of Theatre at Boston College, Massachusetts. He is the author of The Critical Response to Eugene O'Neill (1993). His work has also been published in The Drama Review, The New England Theatre Journal, The Journal of American Theatre and Drama, Theatre History Studies and the Eugene O'Neill Review.
'… scholars interested in controversial American theatrical productions in the twentieth century will find the book to be a very good starting point.' Journal of American Studies
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