This Month in Theatre History
From the birth of playwright Bill Gunn to the beginnings of Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and Valley Youth Theatre, July has been a hot month for theatre.
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From the birth of playwright Bill Gunn to the beginnings of Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and Valley Youth Theatre, July has been a hot month for theatre.
Known for plays that call out social injustice, the ecofeminist writer returns to an earlier, more hopeful work—but she hasn’t lost her sting.
The Living Theatre cofounder embodied ‘beautiful, nonviolent anarchist revolution’ in her life and her art.
What happened in theatre history this month? We’ll tell you.
The Living Theatre in the ’80s.