Washington Square Plays

Alice Gerstenberg

1885–1972

A sharp-eyed dramatist of Chicago’s Little Theatre movement, this playwright, actress, and fiction writer helped shape early American experimental theater. Her work often mixed wit, modern stagecraft, and a close feel for city life and women’s inner worlds.

A New York theater figure of the early 20th century, he worked across writing, directing, and producing. Archival records show a long career connected to the stage and preserve his papers, notes, letters, and photographs.

A key figure in early 20th-century American theater, this playwright and director helped shape the Theatre Guild and brought serious stage work to wider audiences. His career moved between Broadway, writing, and production, making him part of the foundation of modern U.S. theater.