Alisa Soloman is a theatre ciritic, teacher and dramaturg in New York City. She is Associate Professor of English and Theatre at CUNY and a staff writer at the Village Voice.

'Like its author, this study crosses expansive terrain...' - Theatre Research Journal, 1998`lively, accessible and thought-provoking..what is especially refreshing about her approach is that she has a practical theatre background to bring to her commentaries..a welcome addition to the field of feminist theatre studies.' - New Theatre Quarterly, 1999.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Much Virtue in if; Chapter 2 The New Drama and the New Woman; Chapter 3 Materialist Girl; Chapter 4 Queering the Canon; Chapter 5 Three Canonical Crossings; Chapter 6 Epilogue;

Alisa Soloman is a theatre ciritic, teacher and dramaturg in New York City. She is Associate Professor of English and Theatre at CUNY and a staff writer at the Village Voice.

'Like its author, this study crosses expansive terrain...' - Theatre Research Journal, 1998`lively, accessible and thought-provoking..what is especially refreshing about her approach is that she has a practical theatre background to bring to her commentaries..a welcome addition to the field of feminist theatre studies.' - New Theatre Quarterly, 1999.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Much Virtue in if; Chapter 2 The New Drama and the New Woman; Chapter 3 Materialist Girl; Chapter 4 Queering the Canon; Chapter 5 Three Canonical Crossings; Chapter 6 Epilogue;