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The Theatre History Podcast

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Performance is an ephemeral thing, so how do we rediscover its history, and what can that teach us about theatre today? The Theatre History Podcast explores these questions through interviews with scholars and artists who are studying theatre's past in order to help shape its future.

Episode 81: “Simultaneously Unhinged and Fantastical in Every Possible Way”: Margaret Hall Introduces Us to the History of Theatrical Merchandise

August 24, 2021

If you've been to a Broadway show, you've probably seen the merchandise booth. You may even have bought a t-shirt, or a magnet for your fridge. But wh...

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Episode 80: Rediscovering Lost Plays with Dr. David McInnis

August 16, 2021

We know that over half of the plays produced during Shakespeare's time have since been lost. What might we discover about that era if we knew what tho...

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Episode 79: Exploring Nuyorican Feminist Performance with Dr. Patricia Herrera

August 10, 2021

There are many theatrical movements and institutions that have been marginalized in histories of the American theatre. But there are also individuals ...

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Episode 78: Peter Schmitz's Adventures in Theatre History

June 22, 2021

How do we recover and retell the stories of theatrical performance from ages past? That's a question that Peter Schmitz is exploring with his podcast ...

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Episode 77: Exploring the Imitations of Gertrude Hoffmann with Dr. Sunny Stalter-Pace

June 7, 2021

"Imitation" is often a dirty word in the arts, but dancer and performer Gertrude Hoffmann was a genius at borrowing and recreating elements of other a...

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Episode 76: Voyage to the Planet of the Grapes with Pete Marino

May 31, 2021

Learn how Peter Michael Marino is drawing on the Victorian-era tradition of toy theatre to create a new theatrical epic based on the classic sci-fi mo...

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Episode 75: "Our Town" in the 21st Century: Howard Sherman's "Another Day's Begun"

May 17, 2021

Our Town is one of the classics of the American stage, but how well do we really know this play? Howard Sherman joins us to discuss his new book, Anot...

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Episode 74: Discovering Teresa Deevy with Drs. Una Kealy and Kate McCarthy

May 10, 2021

Teresa Deevy was one of the most frequently-produced Irish playwrights of the 1930s, bringing her unique experience as a Deaf woman playwright in a pa...

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Episode 73: Introducing the Theatre 2020 Collection with Dr. Eric Colleary

April 26, 2021

Learn how Dr. Eric Colleary and his colleagues at the Harry Ransom Center are documenting how the tumultuous events of 2020 affected theatre.

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Episode 70: Restoring An Alternate Version of Shakespeare’s Works

November 18, 2019

Who can forget the timeless moments in Shakespeare’s plays, such as Hamlet’s encounter with the Ghost, Beatrice and Benedick’s playful sparring, or th...

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