''Alison's House'' is a drama in three acts by American playwright Susan Glaspell. It was first produced at

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on 14th Street, New York, on 1 December 1930, where it was given 25 performances in the regular repertory season. It was awarded the

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in 1931. In May 1931 the production was transferred uptown to the Ritz Theatre, but it received indifferent reviews and closed after two weeks. It is 18 years since Alison Stanhope, the country's foremost poet, died. Now the house she lived in must be sold, but it holds secrets. Did Alison sacrifice the man she loved for the sake of her family's reputation? And whom do such sacrifices benefit? The play's struggles are set in 1899, on the cusp of the 20th century, in which very different values will come to prevail. Inspired by the life and work of the American poet

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, Glaspell set the play in her native Iowa. ''Orange Tree Theatre playbill'', October 2009

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British ''Theatre Guide'' review of ''Alison's House''],

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revival, October 2009 *''The Stage'' review of ''Alison's House'', Orange Tree reviva

*''Guardian'' review of ''Alison's House'', Orange Tree reviva

References

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and its annual Indexes {{Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1926-1950 1930 plays Broadway plays Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning works Fiction set in 1899 Plays by Susan Glaspell Plays set in Iowa