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Theatre History

There’s so much to be learned from history, and theatre is no exception. If you’re looking to dive into theatre’s past, the Theatre History Podcast is the perfect place to start.

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We Begin With Classics: How To Radically Impact the Theater Landscape
Monday 30 March 2026
New York City
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A Book Celebration of Late Stage
Theatre, Aging, and the Legacy of Elinor Fuchs
Thursday 19 March 2026
New York City
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A Book Celebration of Marc Robinson's American Performance in 1976
A Short Introduction and Talk
Monday 2 March 2026
New York City
event poster for the Book Celebration for Artistic Collaborators Karen Malpede & Penny Arcade.
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Readings and Conversation Around the Artistic Works and Publications of Karen Malpede and Penny Arcade

Monday 15 December 2025
New York City

An evening celebrating Malpede's Last Radiance: Radical Lives, Bright Deaths and 4 by Malpede Plus an Intervention (introduction by Marvin Carlson), as well as Arcade's Bad Reputation: Performances, Essays, Interviews (essay by Steve Zehentner).

Attendees of the Latinx Theatre Commons Tenth Anniversary Convening pose for a photo.
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Latinx Theatre Commons Tenth Anniversary Convening

Documenting a celebration of Latinx Theatremaking

October 2023 marked ten years since the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC)’s first national convening in 2013. To celebrate this anniversary, we gathered over 100 theatre makers for our Tenth Anniversary Convening.

daytime rooftop view of the city of cluj, romania
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Exploring the Multiple Identities of Cluj

This city series explores the strong history, diversity, and theatrical heritage of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

a graphic of William Shakespeare with headphones and a microphone; the theatre history podcast logo
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Theatre History Podcast

This podcast aims to introduce listeners to the artists, scholars, and archivists who are working to bring the history of performance to life.

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Strange Eventful History by Michael Lueger

Michael Lueger dissects different topics from theatrical history.

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Pulp Ibsen

Often deemed unable to compete with the “serious” storytelling capabilities of Realism, this series discusses the rich history of genre theatre.

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