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Split Britches was formed in 1980 by Deb Margolin, Peggy Shaw, and Lois Weaver. The award-winning troupe has written, produced, and performed multiple plays: some which involve all members of the troupe and some works created in collaboration with other groups like Bloolips and Gay Sweatshop. Split Britches performances incorporate riffs on popular culture with music and examinations of gendered/gay/lesbian/queer culture and relationships. Still active today, members of the group tour and perform ...

From the description of Split Britches Archive 1978-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 753870671

Split Britches was formed in 1980 by Deb Margolin, Peggy Shaw, and Lois Weaver. The award-winning troupe has written, produced, and performed multiple plays: some which involve all members of the troupe and some works created in collaboration with other groups like Bloolips and Gay Sweatshop. Split Britches performances incorporate riffs on popular culture with music and examinations of gendered/gay/lesbian/queer culture and relationships.

Still active today, members of the group tour and perform across the world; they also lead educational workshops at schools and universities.

From the guide to the Split Britches Archive, 1978-2000, (© 2012 Fales Library and Special Collections)

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