Inheritors_by_Susan_Glaspell

作者：Susan Glaspell

播音：Chris Marcellus

音频：5

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Inheritors,(1921)byAmericandramatistSusanGlaspellconcernsthelegacyofanidealisticfarmerwhowillshishighlycovetedmidwestfarmlandtotheestablishmentofacollege(ActI.)Fortyyearslater,whenhisgranddaughterstandsupfortherightsofHindunationalstoprotestatthecollegehergrandfatherfounded,shejeopardizesfundingforthecollegeitselfandsetsherselfagainstherownuncle,presidentoftheinstitution'strustees(ActsII&III.)Ultimately,shedefiesherfamily'swishes,andasaconsequenceisboundforprisonherself(ActIV.)Theplaywasastirringdefenseoffreespeechandanindividual'sabilitytostandforhisorherownidealduringatimeofaggressiveanti-CommunistpoliticsintheUS.InheritorswasfirstperformedatProvincetownPlayhousein1922,thelastofGlaspell'splayspresentedthere.IthasbeenrevivedinNewYorkCitybyMirrorRepertoryin1983andMetropolitanPlayhousein2005.