All Episodes

Episode 115: All Play and No Work in the Depression w/ Dr. Paul Gagliardi

Episode 114: The Education of Lin-Manuel Miranda w/ Dr. Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

Episode 113: Todd London on Zelda Fichandler and the History of Nonprofit Theatre in the United States

Episode 111: Warning: Armed Women! (w/ Dr. Sarah Burdett)

Episode 110: Scrolling TikTok on Broadway w/ Dr. Trevor Boffone

Episode 109: Going "Beyond Ridiculous" with Dr. Ken Elliott

Episode 108: "Stirring Up Sheffield" with Tedd George

Episode 107: Tracing the Rise of the Professional Scenic Designer w/ Dr. David Bisaha

Episode 106: Staging Latinx Shakespeares with Dr. Carla Della Gatta

Episode 105: The Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama with Professor Fiona Macintosh

Episode 104: Elise Harris Helps Us Look Into "Sidney Brustein's Window"

Episode 103: Special Guest Episode! Peter Schmitz and Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia present "Jasper Deeter and the Hedgerow Theatre"

Episode 102: Celebrity Pregnancy on the 18th-century London Stage with Dr. Chelsea Phillips

Episode 101: Visiting the Museum of Broadway with Ben West

Episode 100: Examining Robert E. Sherwood's "There Shall Be No Night" with Dr. Thomas F. Connolly

Episode 99: Exploding the Canon with Classix

Episode 98: Marking 100 Years of "Abie's Irish Rose" with Eric Grode

Episode 97 - Discovering Kunqu with Dr. Dongshin Chang

Episode 96: The End of Her Own Rainbow: Dr. Kim F. Hall Introduces Us to the Life and Work of Ntozake Shange

Episode 95 - Going Beyond Shakespeare with Rob Crighton

Episode 94: A Theatre for the Oppressed? Dr. Amy Richlin on Slavery and Plautus

Episode 93: Brava! American Women Make Theater, with Dr. Melissa Barton

Episode 92: Lady Romeo: Learning About 19th-Century Actress Charlotte Cushman with Tana Wojczuk

Episode 91: Passing into History: Dr. Megan Sanborn Jones on Pageants and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Episode 90: Reappraising the Legacy of Ernie McClintock with Dr. Ibby Cizmar

Episode 89 - The History of Method Acting with Isaac Butler

Episode 88 - Learning About the History - and Future - of Stand-up Comedy with Dr. Rachel Blackburn

Episode 87: Hearing the Voices of Women in Yiddish Theatre with Dr. Alyssa Quint and Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel

Episode 86: Introducing the University of Pittsburgh's August Wilson Archive With Dr. Sandra Shannon and Bill Daw

Episode 85 - Reading the Manuscripts of the Negro Units of the Federal Theatre Project with Dr. Kate Dossett

Episode 84: Imagining a New Federal Theatre Project with Corinna Schulenberg and Dr. Elizabeth A. Osborne

Episode 83: Transcribing the Federal Theatre Project with Morgen Stevens-Garmon

Episode 82: Where the Courtroom Meets the Stage: Dr. Luke McDonagh on Copyright and Drama

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

Episode 80: Rediscovering Lost Plays with Dr. David McInnis

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

Episode 78: Peter Schmitz's Adventures in Theatre History

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 69: Tracing the Origins of the Freak Show with Dr. Matt DiCintio

Episode 68: Learning About Mary Ann Yates with Dr. Elaine McGirr

Episode 67: Dr. Derek Miller on the History of Performance and Copyright

Episode 66: Dr. Sara B.T. Thiel on Pregnancy on the Stage in Early Modern English Drama

Episode 65: Playing Around with Nineteenth-Century Theatre in Dr. Robert Davis's Broadway 1849

Episode 64: Learning About Modern Indonesian Theatre with Dr. Cobina Gillitt

Episode 63: After the Big Top: Carlos Alexis Cruz on the Evolution of Modern Circus

Episode 62: Theatre and Civil Rights: Dr. Julie Burrell on the Importance of A Medal for Willie

Episode 61: Chantal Bilodeau on "Breaking Up with Aristotle" and Finding New Ways to Tell Stories Onstage

Episode 60: Lost Worlds and "Pansexual Extravaganzas": Rediscovering Weimar Operetta with Dr. Kevin Clarke

Episode 59: Taking Shakespeare's Measure in the Twenty-First Century: Dr. Nora Williams and Measure (Still) for Measure

Episode 58: What We Think About When We Think About Casting: Dr. Amy Cook's Building Character: The Art and Science of Casting

Episode 57: Dr. Claudia Orenstein on the Evolving Art of Tolpavakoothu

Episode 56: How to Succeed in (Early Modern Show) Business: Dr. David Nicol's Philip Henslowe Blog

Episode 55: Examining the Controversial History of the "Mummers Wench" with Dr. Christian DuComb

Episode 54: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart: Tracy Heather Strain Shows Us a Different Side of Lorraine Hansberry

Episode 53: Rediscovering Sheridan's Smash Hit Pizarro with Dr. Selena Couture & Dr. Alex Dick

Episode 52: Remembering Argentina's Traumatic Past Through Theatre with Dr. Noe Montez

Episode 51: Death-Defying Acts with Amy Meyer

Episode 50: Opening Up New Approaches to Acting with Dr. Sharrell D. Luckett

Episode 49: Dr. Erin Mee on Modern and Contemporary Indian Theatre

Episode 48: Learning About Kutiyattam with Dr. Erin Mee

Episode 47: Translating An Enemy of the People with Dr. Paul Walsh

Episode 46: Reimagining Shakespeare's Legacy with Madeline Sayet

Episode 45: Rethinking Amateur Theatricals with David Coates

Episode 44: Exploring the Performing Arts Collections at the Harry Ransom Center with Dr. Eric Colleary

Episode 43: Being Melodramatic with the Staging Napoleonic Theatre Project

Episode 42: From "West Side Story" to "Wicked": Dr. Stacy Wolf on Feminism & the Broadway Musical

Episode 41: Bryan Doerries and Theater of War Productions Use Classical Drama to Address Today's Problems

Episode 40: Dr. José A. Pérez Díez & Dr. Matthew Steggle Introduce the Oxford Marston

Episode 39: Dr. Matthew Sergi and the Surprising Truth About Morality Plays

Episode 38: Eleanor Fitzsimons on Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, and the Troubled History of "Salomé"

Episode 37: Examining the Diary of Nineteenth Century Actor Harry Watkins with Dr. Amy Hughes, Dr. Naomi Stubbs, and Dr. Scott D. Dexter

Episode 36: Editing and Staging The Dutch Lady with Dr. Joseph F. Stephenson

Episode 35: Get Thee to a Nunnery: Learning About Medieval Convent Drama with Dr. Elisabeth Dutton, Dr. Olivia Robinson, Dr. Matthew Cheung Salisbury, and Aurèlie Blanc

Episode 34: Dr. Mary Chinery and Dr. Laura Rattray on Edith Wharton's "The Shadow of a Doubt"

Episode 33: Rediscovering the Victorian Theatre at the Alexandra Palace with James White

Episode 32: Seret Scott Looks Back on the Free Southern Theater

Episode 31: Exploring the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts's New Jo Mielziner Acquisitions with Annemarie van Roessel

Episode 30: Dr. Esther Fernandez Introduces us to the Siglo de Oro Festival at Chamizal

Episode 29: Short Day's Introduction to Monte Cristo Cottage with Anne G. Morgan

Episode 28: Digging up Nea Paphos with Dr. Craig Barker

Episode 27: Learning About Ta'ziyeh with Dr. William O. Beeman

Episode 26: Jack Viertel Introduces the New York City Center Encores! Revival of "The New Yorkers"

Episode 25: Exploring Modern Chinese Theatre with Dr. Steven (Siyuan) Liu

Episode 24: Exploring Plays About Urban Ireland with Dr. Elizabeth Mannion

Episode 23: Is It Happening Here? Dr. Paul Gagliardi on the Return of the Federal Theatre Project's "It Can't Happen Here"

Episode 22: Dr. Mac Test's New Translation of "La monja alfèrez"

Episode 21: Director George Drance on "Calderon's Two Dreams"

Episode 20: Rediscovering the Lost Lope de Vega Play Mujeres y Criados with Dr. Alejandro Garcia-Reidy

Episode 19: Jeremy Morris on His New Play About Vaudeville Performer Bert Williams, The Top of Bravery

Episode 18: Dr. Charlotte Canning on Internationalism and US Theatre

Episode 17: Dr. Anita Gonzalez Introduces Listeners to 19thcenturyacts.com

Episode 16: Exploring the Surprising—and Disturbing—Origins of "Jingle Bells" with Dr. Kyna Hamill

Episode 15: Dr. Fiona Coffey on Women in Northern Irish Theatre During The Troubles

Episode 14: David Mandelbaum Talks About New Yiddish Rep's Revival of God of Vengeance

Episode 13: Staging a Medieval Play in the 21st Century with Kyle A. Thomas and Dr. Carol Symes

Episode 12: Music Theory and Musicals with Adam Roberts

Episode 11: "You Don't Read Latino": Discussing the History of Latinx Casting with Dr. Brian Eugenio Herrera