This Month in Theatre History
July highlights include one of the country’s earliest professional theatre troupes, an Atlanta world premiere, a radical performance at Caffe Cino, and a profound perspective on slavery.
Category Archives: Theatre History
We the (Theatre) People
The history of live performance on this continent has been about art, commerce, innovation, stereotyping, and the breaking of stereotypes—i.e., messy democracy in action.
This Month in Theatre History
June highlights include the birth of the Presidential Task Force on the Arts and Humanities, the rebirth of queer theatre The Other Side of Silence, the 2016 ‘Hamilton’ Tonys sweep, and more.
This Month in Theatre History
May highlights include a major group’s founding, a Pulitzer winner’s birthday, and Arthur Miller juvenilia.
This Month in Theatre History
April highlights include 19th-century queer theatre history, the Pulitzer changing the rules, and a leading Chicago theatre company finding their home.
This Month in Theatre History
Our March edition highlights new-play milestones from 1916 through 2016.
This Month in Theatre History
This edition includes milestones related to Langston Hughes, Montreal’s Black Theatre Workshop, Tennessee Williams, and Lucas Hnath.
This Month in Theatre History
This edition features the birth and death of playwrights and major openings.
This Month in Theatre History
Grand openings for 2 theatres in 1900, milestones for ’Black Nativity’ and Jane Chambers, and more.
How to Survive a Dictatorship, the Theatre Artist’s Way
Stories of resistance from perseverant 20th century theatremakers around the world, and how they walk with us today.
