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
Dr. Matthew Sergi and the Surprising Truth About Morality Plays
17 July 2017
Dr. Matthew Sergi of the University of Toronto talks about medieval morality plays, and how performing them today gives us unexpected insights into our own world.
Examining the Diary of Nineteenth Century Actor Harry Watkins with Dr. Amy Hughes, Dr. Naomi Stubbs, and Dr. Scott D. Dexter
3 July 2017
Dr. Amy Hughes, Dr. Naomi Stubbs, and Dr. Scott D. Dexter discuss the diary of Harry Watkins, a nineteenth-century actor, playwright, and stage manager.
Editing and Staging The Dutch Lady with Dr. Joseph F. Stephenson
19 June 2017
Dr. Joseph F. Stephenson of Abilene Christian University talks about The Dutch Lady, an anonymous Restoration-era play in the holdings of the Boston Public Library that he's both editing and helping to stage.
Get Thee to a Nunnery: Learning About Medieval Convent Drama with Dr. Elisabeth Dutton, Dr. Olivia Robinson, Dr. Matthew Cheung Salisbury, and Aurèlie Blanc
12 June 2017
A conversation with members of the Medieval Convent Drama project, based at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented 50 Years of Theatre of the Ridiculous livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 15 May at 6:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 5:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 3:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).
Short Day’s Introduction to Monte Cristo Cottage with Anne G. Morgan
17 April 2017
Anne G. Morgan, Literary Manager and Dramaturg at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, talks about the Monte Cristo Cottage, Eugene O'Neill's childhood summer home, and the setting of two of his plays.
Sola Bamishigbin and Tia-Simone Gardner look at plays by Lorraine Hansberry and Lynn Nottage with intersecting themes, written at different times in US history.
Mike Lueger talks to Dr. Craig Baker from the University of Sydney about the history and layout of Nea Paphos, its hidden surprises, and the mysteries that he and his colleagues are still investigating.
Looking Back on the Revivals of Sinclair Lewis’s Play During the Election of 2016
19 February 2017
Paul Gagliardi, a scholar of the Federal Theatre Project, considers recent productions of It Can’t Happen Here and why the play is resonating with both directors and audiences today.
