About this episode
Randy and Tyler discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Alison's House by Susan Glaspell, exploring its themes of family and legacy.
In this episode, Randy and Tyler discuss the 1931 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Alison's House by Susan Glaspell. Note: We recorded this episode in April 2024 but not released until March 2026. Yeah, we know. In this episode we talk about this being our big comeback. Hmmmm. Anyway, we're talking about trying to record a few episodes a year so it doesn't feel too overwhelming. We still want to read and discuss these prizewinning plays! From StageAgent.com : Susan Glaspell’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Alison’s House, takes us to Iowa on the last day of the nineteenth century. The Stanhope family are preparing to say goodbye to their old homestead on the banks of the Mississippi but the house holds a lot of memories for each generation. Their sister and aunt, Alison, has been dead for eighteen years but her influence, both as a poet and a person, remains strong. Aunt Agatha is fiercely protective of her sister’s reputation and legacy, but what is she hiding? When disgraced daughter Elsa returns home, old wounds are opened and it becomes clear that her scandalous relationship with a married man is not the first in the family. Like Elsa, Alison also fell deeply in love…
People in this episode
Host: Randy Hunt
Guest: Tyler
Topics covered
- Pulitzer Prize-winning plays
- Alison's House
- family legacy
- poetry
- drama
Keywords
- Alison's House
- Susan Glaspell
- Pulitzer Prize
- drama
- family secrets
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Alison's House
Places: Iowa, Mississippi
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