This Month in Theatre History
Grand openings for 2 theatres in 1900, milestones for ’Black Nativity’ and Jane Chambers, and more.
All Stories About Theatre History
The Confidence of a Mediocre White Man, 19th-Century Edition
A new book explores what the life of a middling actor in the pre-Civil War era can teach us about his time—and about notions of individualism and merit that are still with us in American theatre culture.
Theatre and the Last Pandemic
In 1918 an outbreak of influenza killed millions and shuttered U.S. theatres—and then one day it was gone.
Don B. Wilmeth: Theatre Historian of Olympian Proportions
The writer, editor, and professor leaves behind a legacy of joy and generosity as well as his influential contributions to performance scholarship.
This Month In Theatre History (March 2014)
We take a look back at the major historical moments in theatre in March
