#Rebecca Gilman

[frontmezzjunkies]

Audible Theater Brings the Powerful Goodman Theatre's "Swing Stage" to Off-Broadway

#frontmezzjunkies reviews: #AudibleTheater's #SwingState written by #RebeccaGilman directed by w/ #MaryBethFisher #BubbaWeiler #KirstenFitzgerald #AnneEThompson at the #MinettaLaneTheatre @AudibleTheater @Audible @GoodmanTheatre

(L-R) Anne E. Thompson, Kirsten Fitzgerald, and Mary Beth Fisher in Rebecca Gilman’s Swing State. Photos by Liz Lauren. Taken at the Goodman Theater (2022) The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Audible’s Swing State By Ross Standing in the late night light of a fridge held open, a woman contemplates more than just a midnight nibble. Morbid in her thoughts and questions, she can’t quite see a…

[persephonethewanderer]

give us gothic literature recs!!!!

here you go anon!

FICTION:

wuthering heights, emily brontë

jane eyre, charlotte brontë

the bloody chamber, angela carter

mathilda, mary shelley

we have always lived in the castle, shirley jackson

the yellow wallpaper, charlotte perkins gilman

rebecca, daphne du maurier

carmilla, sheridan le fanu

dracula, bram stoker

frankenstein, mary shelley

the mill on the floss, george eliot

the orphan's tale, catherynne m. valente

the haunting of hill house, shirley jackson

my cousin rachel, daphne du maurier

the double, fyodor dostoyevsky

the grey woman, elizabeth gaskell

beloved, toni morrison

the fall of the house of usher, edgar allan poe

wise blood, flannery o'connor

white is for witching, helen oyeyemi

wide sargasso sea, jean rhys

our wives under the sea, julia armfield

valerie and her week of wonders, vítězslav nezval

salome, oscar wilde

deathless, catherynne m. valente

piranesi, susanne clarke

picnic at hanging rock, joan lindsay

NON FICTION:

decadent daughters and monstrous mothers: angela carter and european gothic, rebecca munford

the contested castle: gothic novels and the subversion of domestic ideology, kate ferguson ellis

gothic incest: gender, sexuality and transgression, jenny diplacidi

our vampires, ourselves, nina auerbach

the madwoman in the attic, sandra gilbert and susan gubar

a new companion to the gothic, david punter

daughters of the house: modes of the gothic in victorian fiction, alison milbank

women and the gothic, avril horner and sue zlosnik

fairy tale & gothic horror, laura hubner

female gothic histories, diana wallace

women and domestic space in contemporary gothic narratives, andrew hock soon ng

gothic and gender, donna heiland

perils of the night: a feminist study of 19th century gothic, eugenia c. delamotte

the female gothic: new directions, diana wallace and andrew smith

[godzilla-reads]

My Year of Gothic Reading 2024

Rules: For each month in 2024 you have to pick either a book, poem, or short story to read that carries gothic themes or aesthetic. Here's a list of suggested reading, but feel free to read something else or add others onto this list!

Books

"Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

"The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James

"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

"The Mysteries of Udolpho" by Ann Radcliffe

"The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux

"Dracula" by Bram Stoker

"The Castle of Otranto" by Horace Walpole

"The Monk" by Matthew Lewis

"The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde

"Carmilla" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Short Stories

"The Great God Pan" by Arthur Machen

"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe

"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving

"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Hr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson

"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson

"The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe

"The Sandman" by E.T.A. Hoffman

"The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling

"The Vampyre" by John William Polidori

"The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier

"The Cats of Ulthar" by H.P. Lovecraft

Poems

"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

"The cold earth slept below" by Percy Bysshe Shelley

"The Lady of Shalott" by Lord Alfred Tennyson

"My own Beloved, who has lifted me" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"What Would I Give?" by Christina Rossetti

"Time to Come" by Walt Whitman

"Love and Death" by Lord Byron

"Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson

"La Belle Dame sans Merci" by John Keats

"The End" by D.H. Lawrence

"Hymn to the Night" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"The Possessed" by Charles Baudelaire

[dusksimulacre]

The Goth Family

by Generation

Lady Ravendancer Goth and her husband Lord Vladimir

2a. Vicki Vampiress

2b. Morgana Goth and her husband Blackfyre

3a. Lady Sanguina Goth and her husband Lord Lycan Lunvik

3b. Captain Timaeus Goth and his wife Angela Gilman

4bb. Victor Goth and his wife Gretle

4bc. Samuel Goth and his wife Olivia

4bd. Morty Goth and his wife Wailla

5bbb. Frida Goth

5bbe. Gunther Goth and his wife Cornelia

5bc. Minerva Goth

5bd. Lolita Goth

6bbb. Siblings Dudley and Mimi Landgraab

6bbee. Mortimer Goth and his wife Bella

6bbef. Rebecca Goth and her wife Fryda Wolff

6bc. Siblings Gloria, Chiara, Jessica and Roger Goth

7bbee. Siblings Cassandra and Alexander Goth

7bbef. Siblings Wulf and Gibson Goth

Pbbe. Cats Hecuba & Menelaus Goth

Pbbef. Cat Buttons Goth

[letters= parents]

[not pictured: Mathilde Goth]

[healerqueen]

I responded to the booklist question! I'm sure I forgot some but whew it still took forever to write.

What about you? What are some of the books youve read the most?

Good question! I finally started keeping a list, so I have something to work from. That way I won't draw a blank.

My top five or six favorite authors and series are: J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis's Narnia books, Rosemary Sutcliff's Dolphin Ring series (beginning with Eagle of the Ninth), Enemy Brothers and The Reb and the Redcoats by Constance Savery the Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner, and The Mysterious Benedict Society (original trilogy and prequel) by Trenton Lee Stewart.

There are many other books and authors I love. I listed several of my childhood influences in this post featuring my 50 favorite children's books (focusing on ones I grew up with as a young person).

Here's my list of favorite books I've read the most or ones I think are worth rereading: The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye (a delightful original fairytale about a princess who refuses to stay in her tower)

The Reluctant Godfather by Allison Tebo (romantic comedy fairytale retelling, with an emphasis on the comedy) Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (adventure about a mother mouse seeking to save her family) The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall (middle grade fantasy adventure)

Dragon Slippers and Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George (original fantasy in the style of fairytales) Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (fantasy adventure and coming-of-age story about a group of girls who attend school for the first time)

The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart (urban light fantasy with dystopian elements) The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (middle-grade, post-apocalyptic dystopian) The Arrival by Shaun Tan (a wordless graphic novel that conveys human experiences through surrealism)

The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright (vintage contemporary about a lively family) Derwood, Inc. by Jeri Massi (modern contemporary mystery about another boisterous family) The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (quirky vintage mystery with an interesting cast of characters) Historical Fiction: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham Caddie Woodlawn, Family Grandstand, and other books by Carol Ryrie Brink Rebecca's War by Ann Finlayson Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher Knight's Fee by Rosemary Sutcliff

The Lost Baron by Allen French The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman A Single Shard and Seesaw Girl by Linda Sue Park The Bronze Bow and The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare The Secret Garden and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell A few books I discovered more recently that are now all-time favorites: Seventh City by Emily Hayse, The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt, Valiant by Sarah McGuire, Out of the Tomb by Ashley Stangl, the Mistmantle Chronicles by M. I. McAllister, Escape to Vindor by Emily Golus, Chase the Legend by Hannah Kaye, The Key to the Chains by Allison Tebo (sci-fi), Rebel Wave by Tor Thibeaux (undersea dystopian) Historical fiction: Listening for Lions and Angel on the Square by Gloria Whelan, Courage in Her Hands by Iris Noble, Victory at Valmy and Word to Caesar by Geoffrey Trease, historical fiction Westerns and mysteries by author Elisabeth Grace Foley

Mystery/suspense: The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman, The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart

[jessread-s]

✩🥂🫧2023 Reading Wrap Up:

What a year! I graduated from college, got my first big girl job, got to meet so many of my favorite authors, and read some amazing books ☺️ I am super proud of what I accomplished in 2023 and my year in books. Here’s to another great year of reading and new releases🥂

MY YEAR IN BOOKS:

Books read — 102

Pages read — 41,343

Average book length — 349 pages

Longest Book — “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros (640 pages)

Shortest Book — “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (23 pages)

Top 5 Books —

“Love Redesigned” by Lauren Asher

“Legendborn” by Tracy Deonn

“Love, Theoretically” by @ever-so-ali

“Divine Rivals” by Rebecca Ross

“Pestilence” by @laurathalassa

[lochsides]

autumn reading list

it’s autumn! 🍂 all the glorious things start here. with the academic year starting again, it has been a busy time for me, but has that ever stopped me from aiming a little too high? so with that in mind, my somewhat-ambitious-but-still-sorta-plausible autumn reading list

the classics

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (★★★★)

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Frankenstien by Mary Shelley

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (★★★★)

the contemporaries

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (★★★★)

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (★★★)

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #2 and #3 by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

the poets

Sylvia Plath Poems selected by Carol Ann Duffy (ON HOLD)

Time Is A Mother by Ocean Vuong (reread) (★★★★★)

let me know what you're reading this season and book recommendations are not only always welcomed but encouraged.

[chaosslibrarian]

It’s pretty funny how “slow readers” are always ~defending themselves~ against fast readers who don’t give a damn, but the slow readers find any opportunity to insult fast readers. Fast readers are focusing on their own reading, and slow readers have an imagined beef with them because something makes them feel inferior when it’s just… a preference??

I’ve read 32-36 books this year (the range is because I haven’t counted some books for various reasons) and and DNF’d like 40 books lol. In 2023 I read 119 books, in 2022 I read 135, and in 2021 I tracked from May and read 85 books.

So I’ve read 371 books in 3 years. Want me to tell you the books that transformed me? SURE! Because reading fast doesn’t mean I don’t get anything out of it!

List:

Kim Jiyoung born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

Everything I never told you by Celeste Ng

Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers

Prosper’s Demon by KJ Parker

The People We Keep by Allison Larkin

Convenience store woman by Sayaka Murata

Piranesi by Suanna Clarke

The Fifth Season by N.K Jemisin

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequioa Nagamatsu

Autisterna by Clara Törnvall

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McChonaghy

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Assembly by Natasha Brown

The Harpy by Megan Hunter

Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes

I’m Glad by Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy

The End of Everything by Katie Mack

Act Your Age Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Blood Feast by Malika Moustadraf

The Once and Future Sex by Eleanor Janega

Bride of the Sea by Eman Quotah

Walking Practice by Dolki Min

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

Batten by Sara Gordan

The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

In Defence of Witches by Mona Chollet

To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

Small Details by Adania Shibli

A woman is no man by Etaf Rum

The Blueprint by Rae Giana Rashad

The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem

[circusheart]

current list of feminist/queer works that are on my tbr:

nonfiction:

Gender Trouble (Judith Butler, 1989)

The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer, 1970)

The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan, 1963)

The Second Sex (Simone de Beauvoir, 1949)

Women, Culture & Politics (Angela Davis, 1990)

Women & Power (Mary Beard, 2017)

Whipping Girl (Julia Serano, 2007)

Female Chauvinist Pigs (Ariel Levy, 2005)

Intercourse (Andrea Dworkin, 1987)

Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde, 1984)

Living a Feminist Life (Sara Ahmed, 2017)

The Transgender Issue (Shon Faye, 2022)

Abolish the Family (Sophie Lewis, 2022)

Women's Work, Men's Property (eds. Stephanie Coontz and Peta Henderson, 1986)

The Feminist and the Sex Offender (Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners, 2020)

Revolting Prostitutes (Juno Mac and Molly Smith, 2020)

Females (Andrea Long Chu, 2019)

The Birth of Chinese Feminism (eds. Lydia H. Liu, Rebecca E. Karl, and Dorothy Ko, 2013)

fiction:

The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath, 1963)

The Color Purple (Alice Walker, 1982)

Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston, 1937)

Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1909)

The Edible Woman (Margaret Atwood, 1969)

[music-despite-everything]

Ten True Things by Miranda July

Photographed here by Emman Montalvan for kinfolk.com. Styling by Rebecca Ramsey.

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One of my favorite artists, Miranda July is an American film director, screenwriter, singer, actress, author, and artist. Her body of work includes film, fiction, monologue, digital media presentations, and live performance art. She wrote, directed, and starred in the indie film classic Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) and, most recently, wrote and directed Kajillionaire (2020). She grew up in Berkeley, CA, performing at 924 Gilman, a local punk rock club, and went to school at College Prep in Oakland, CA.

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What I meant was, Life is easy with you here, and when you leave, it will be hard again. The day felt like a birthday, our first, and we ourselves were the gifts, to be opened again and again. One thing we did was try on each other's shoes. My shoes were almost twice as big as hers, and this seemed okay. It wasn't just my shoes; it was my feet and all the other parts of my body, too. She held her arm against my arm, and it looked like an embryo next to a child. She said maybe she was still growing, and we pressed our legs against each other's legs, and these, too, were radically different sizes, and our curiosity was blossoming like a rose, we wanted to know, we really wanted to know, all the unknowable things about each other and how we were the same and how we were different, if we even were, maybe nobody is. We wanted to strike lightning in dark waters, to see, if only for a second, the entire world that lives down there, the ten million species in amazing colors and patterns; show us life, now. We pressed or stomachs and lips together, and these, too, were different sizes, but my lips were roughly the same size as her ear, and her arm, when wrapped around my waist, felt long and, more important, was warm. We grew still and stared at each other. It seemed incredibly dangerous to look into each other's eyes, but we were doing it. For how long can you behold another person? Before you have to think of yourself again, like dipping the brush back in for more ink. For a very long time; you didn't need to get more ink, there was no reason to get anything else, because she was as good as me, she lived on earth like me, she suffered as I did.

From her collection of stories: No one belongs here more than you.

[banyan-mental-health]

Celebrities Who Have Struggled with Bipolar Disorder

Despite received wisdom, mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, can affect anyone regardless of gender, age, socio-economic background and occupation. Even celebrities, who may often bring preconceived notions of glamor, extravagance, and grandeur, can be affected by bipolar disorder. For many famous people who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, there have been periods of both struggle and resilience. From button-down comedians to revered rock stars, many celebrities have been very open and vocal about living with bipolar disorder. For example, Mariah Carey is one of the most successful singers of the modern era. She has also been an advocate for mental health issues for quite some time. In her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, she talks openly about her battle with bipolar disorder. Here are three famous celebrities, and insightful stories about how they have dealt with, and continue to manage, their mental illness:

Catherine Zeta-Jones: The daring and talented actress has been very vocal about her diagnosis, and her recovery process.

Stephen Fry: The comedic genius opened up about his struggles after a successful run as a tv and radio personality.

Demi Lovato: The actress, singer, and songwriter released a song and YouTube documentary about her journey with bipolar disorder.

These celebrities, and others, have helped to increase public awareness of bipolar disorder. They have shared their stories to help others understand the gravity of the condition and the importance of seeking treatment. By speaking about their personal struggles, they have also helped to shed light on the negative stigma surrounding mental illness. Celebrities are helping to spread the word to their fans, and they are inspiring those in need to speak out and seek help. Rebecca Gilman, Ph.D. a clinical psychologist said, “Many of the issues mental healthcare workers are advocating for, like access to healthcare, are being championed and pushed forward in public discourse, in part, due to these famous mental health role models.” The great news is that bipolar disorder is highly treatable with medical and psychological intervention. There are treatment options such as medication, talk therapy, lifestyle changes, and more. People with bipolar disorder can enjoy a good life with proper management. If you or someone you know is in need of help, reach out to Banyan Mental Health for guidance and resources. You may find assistance from drug rehabilitation or addiction treatment centers to help provide the care and support you need.

[coffee-and-uhg]

3 songs, 3 books, 3 movies

I was tagged by my dear @sigelfire, thank you for always including me 💗

3 songs

Black Treacle- Arctic Monkeys

Golden Slumbers- The Beatles

I’m Afraid of Americans- David Bowie

3 books

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Hacks by Rebecca Skoot

The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman

Storyteller, Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl

3 movies

Rear Window

This is Spinal Tap

Singing in the Rain

Tagging everyone. Seriously, mutuals. I wanna know.

[antonio-velardo]

Antonio Velardo shares: ‘Swing State’ Review: All Is Not Well in Wisconsin by Jesse Green

By Jesse Green Rebecca Gilman’s play, set in a rural farmhouse, sees an image of the decline of Americans’ interdependence in the death of wildflowers. Published: September 17, 2023 at 09:00PM from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/7zdJ9nD via IFTTT

[markredfield]

Now playing “The Yellow Wallpaper” on THE MIDNIGHT MATINEE

listen on our YouTube Channel!

Dramatized from the story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

In this audio drama adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s famous 1892 tale of a woman’s decent into madness while submitting to her doctor-husband’s “rest cure”, the themes emerge vibrantly that caused the original short story to be rediscovered and hailed as a classic of short horror fiction in the 1970s. It’s powerful message retains its clearness and strength to this day. Recorded before a live audience at Baltimore Theatre Project on Halloween night, 2013.

Adapted and directed by Mark Redfield from the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Starring Mara Neimanis as The Wife, Mark Redfield as John. With Susan Stroupe as Jennie and Chris Pfingsten as Robert.

Sound design: David Crandall.

Audio Engineer: Bill Dickson.

Live Sound FX and Foley by Mike Moran and Rebecca Eastman.

Original Music and arrangements by Jennifer Rouse.

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