This Month in Theatre History
Grand openings for 2 theatres in 1900, milestones for ’Black Nativity’ and Jane Chambers, and more.
Stories by The Oscar G. Brockett Center for Theatre History and Criticism
This Month in Theatre History
A notable 1800s female playwright is born, a late 1700s actor’s skull plays Yorick, and more.
This Month in Theatre History
The birth of the NEA and NEH, the original productions of an American classic by Arthur Miller and a flop by Tennessee Williams, and more.
This Month in Theatre History
The birth of two theatre giants, a theatre company tenure cut short by fire, and the establishing of a Wisconsin staple.
This Month in Theatre History
A Golden Globe-winning theatre founder, the start for postdramatic theatre legends, and a William Finn world premiere.
This Month in Theatre History
A begrudging Pulitzer, a court case turned theatre (twice over), an award-winning life story, and a world premiere.
This Month in Theatre History
2 auspicious births (Al Pacino, Bill Irwin), a Shepard premiere, a ‘Hedwig’ closing, and a Covid anniversary.
This Month in Theatre History
Eugene O’Neill’s first full-length drama, Jane Fonda’s Broadway debut, the founding of 2 Canadian arts mainstays, and more.
This Month in Theatre History
Gilbert & Sullivan’s only U.S. world premiere, two theatre foundings (Dunbar Theatre in Philly, St. Nicholas in Chicago), a Broadway Y2K shutdown, and more.
This Month in Theatre History
From British loyalist plays to Suzan-Lori Parks’s ‘Elements of Style,’ Edwin Booth’s ‘Hamlet’ to Lynn Nottage’s birth.
