This Month in Theatre History
From an Afrocentric pageant by W.E.B. Du Bois to the founding of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in 1960, October has been a busy month for theatre.
Stories by The Oscar G. Brockett Center for Theatre History and Criticism
This Month in Theatre History
From Jenny Lind’s first U.S. tour to the founding of the Native ensemble Red Earth Performing Arts, September has been a busy theatre month.
This Month in Theatre History
From the first staging of an English-language on U.S. soil to the founding of Arena Stage, August has been a hot month for theatre.
This Month in Theatre History
From the birth of P.T. Barnum to the Broadway transfer of ‘A Chorus Line,’ July was a hot month for U.S. theatre.
This Month in Theatre History
From ‘Our Town’ in the town that inspired it and the world’s first air-conditioned theatre to work by Rose McClendon and Spiderwoman Theater, June has been a hot month for theatre.
This Month in Theatre History
From the first Black character on a U.S. stage and a fire at NYC’s Park Theatre to the birth of the Guthrie in Minneapolis and a protest in D.C., May has been a notable month for theatre.
This Month in Theatre History
From Broadway’s first three-act play by a Black writer to the beginning of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and August Wilson’s second Pulitzer, past Aprils included an array of theatrical milestones.
This Month in Theatre History
From Anna Cora Mowatt to James Baldwin, from ‘Children of a Lesser God’ to LMDA, March has had a plethora of theatrical milestones.
This Month in Theatre History
From the death of pioneering dramatist Martha Morton to Virginia Stage’s blizzard-ridden opening, February has been a significant month.
This Month in Theatre History
From the birth of Barrymore ancestor Louisa Lane to an honor for Maya drama ‘Rabinal Achí,’ January started the year with a range of theatrical milestones.
