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Peer reviewedBloom, Davida – Youth Theatre Journal, 1998
Applies feminist dramatic criticism to the texts of 18 plays produced in the 1994-1995 season by three preeminent Theatre for Young Audiences companies. Finds a high proportion of characters who do not display typical gender-role stereotyping, but finds that most female characters are objects of adult exchange who rarely have power. Discusses four…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Feminism
