Holly Hughes
Biographic Data
| ID | 3981396 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Holly Hughes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Holly |
| FAMILY NAME | Hughes |
| SIGNATURE | HUGHES H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Introduction
Left Wanting
In Spring of 2013, a group of students from the University of Michigan participated in the restaging of The Well of Horniness at the Graduate Center of the City of New York. Remounting the production in NYC some 30 years after its first production answered questions regarding the longevity of the play, but more importantly, generated a whole new set of questions
Faith not lost
I met up with Lois Weaver, one third of the influential theatre troupe Split Britches, on a bitter January Saturday to discuss her latest piece, “Lost Lounge” created in collaboration with fellow “
A dog in the fight
Holly Hughes’ “A Dog in the Fight” is a queer and feminist literary performance that models a feminist politics of performance that stands as alternative to performances of power that come from the officially anointed space of politics. In this piece, Hughes meditates on the queer relationship between US Presidents and their faithful companions, their dogs. Refusing to jump through the “ceiling” to get into the White House, Hughes offers critique…
No Trace of the Blonde
The Lady Dick
The Lady Dick was written in 1985. Parts of it were originally written as a love letter, including the Lethal Weapon monolog, which I find now a very frightening indicator of my emotional state circa 1985. Fortunately, friends intervened and convinced me this was, for lack of a better word, a play. If some eager beaver of the thespian persuasion wants to take a whack at this very young piece of work, I'd be delighted. Green light. Only one condit…
The Archaeology of Muff Diving
HUGHES: I like that line, I think it's really funny-but it needs some explanation because I'm a feminist, and I think I'm right! [Laughs.] And not just about feminism! When I say feminists, it's shorthand for the politically correct, antipornography branch of feminism: that tendency in a movement that started out as a radical movement toward liberation-which to me implied a continual evolution and questioning of assumptions-that ossified into a s…
Dress Suits to Hire
Holly Hughes
Dress Suits to Hire won Holly Hughes the distinction of having authored her own genre. When the play opened in May 1987 at P.S. I22 in New York City, C. Carr of The Village Voice heralded Hughes as queen of her own Dyke Noir Theatre and broadcast her reputation as bad girl of the bad girls. She's hell on heels, a twisted sister-a character from the timeless, tasteless world of as imagined by Holly Hughes. Where is Hughes' since Dress Suits? If Ca…
A Case concerning Hughes
"The Well of Horniness" (Part One)
The Archaeology of Muff Diving
HUGHES: I like that line, I think it's really funny-but it needs some explanation because I'm a feminist, and I think I'm right! [Laughs.] And not just about feminism! When I say feminists, it's shorthand for the politically correct, antipornography branch of feminism: that tendency in a movement that started out as a radical movement toward liberation-which to me implied a continual evolution and questioning of assumptions-that ossified into a s…
"The Well of Horniness" (Part One)
Dress Suits to Hire
Holly Hughes
Dress Suits to Hire won Holly Hughes the distinction of having authored her own genre. When the play opened in May 1987 at P.S. I22 in New York City, C. Carr of The Village Voice heralded Hughes as queen of her own Dyke Noir Theatre and broadcast her reputation as bad girl of the bad girls. She's hell on heels, a twisted sister-a character from the timeless, tasteless world of as imagined by Holly Hughes. Where is Hughes' since Dress Suits? If Ca…
A Case concerning Hughes
The Lady Dick
The Lady Dick was written in 1985. Parts of it were originally written as a love letter, including the Lethal Weapon monolog, which I find now a very frightening indicator of my emotional state circa 1985. Fortunately, friends intervened and convinced me this was, for lack of a better word, a play. If some eager beaver of the thespian persuasion wants to take a whack at this very young piece of work, I'd be delighted. Green light. Only one condit…
The Archaeology of Muff Diving
HUGHES: I like that line, I think it's really funny-but it needs some explanation because I'm a feminist, and I think I'm right! [Laughs.] And not just about feminism! When I say feminists, it's shorthand for the politically correct, antipornography branch of feminism: that tendency in a movement that started out as a radical movement toward liberation-which to me implied a continual evolution and questioning of assumptions-that ossified into a s…
No Trace of the Blonde
A dog in the fight
Holly Hughes’ “A Dog in the Fight” is a queer and feminist literary performance that models a feminist politics of performance that stands as alternative to performances of power that come from the officially anointed space of politics. In this piece, Hughes meditates on the queer relationship between US Presidents and their faithful companions, their dogs. Refusing to jump through the “ceiling” to get into the White House, Hughes offers critique…
Faith not lost
I met up with Lois Weaver, one third of the influential theatre troupe Split Britches, on a bitter January Saturday to discuss her latest piece, “Lost Lounge” created in collaboration with fellow “
Left Wanting
In Spring of 2013, a group of students from the University of Michigan participated in the restaging of The Well of Horniness at the Graduate Center of the City of New York. Remounting the production in NYC some 30 years after its first production answered questions regarding the longevity of the play, but more importantly, generated a whole new set of questions
Introduction
Art (6 works) · Art history (4 works) · History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Theatre and Performance Studies (4 works) · Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research (3 works) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Performance art (3 works)