The Theatre History Podcast

By Michael Lueger

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Episodes: 100

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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 Date
Episode 105: The Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama with Professor Fiona Macintosh
Nov 21, 2023
Episode 104: Elise Harris Helps Us Look Into "Sidney Brustein’s Window"
Oct 24, 2023
Episode 103: Special Guest Episode! Peter Schmitz and Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia present "Jasper Deeter and the Hedgerow Theatre"
Oct 17, 2023
Episode 102: Celebrity Pregnancy on the 18th-century London Stage with Dr. Chelsea Phillips
Nov 01, 2022
Episode 101: Visiting the Museum of Broadway with Ben West
Oct 24, 2022
Episode 100: Examining Robert E. Sherwood's "There Shall Be No Night" with Dr. Thomas F. Connolly
Aug 19, 2022
Episode 99: Exploding the Canon with Classix
Aug 03, 2022
Episode 98: Marking 100 Years of "Abie's Irish Rose" with Eric Grode
Jun 13, 2022
Episode 97 - Discovering Kunqu with Dr. Dongshin Chang
Jun 06, 2022
Episode 96: The End of Her Own Rainbow: Dr. Kim F. Hall Introduces Us to the Life and Work of Ntozake Shange
Jun 01, 2022
Episode 95 - Going Beyond Shakespeare with Rob Crighton
May 23, 2022
Episode 94: A Theatre for the Oppressed? Dr. Amy Richlin on Slavery and Plautus
May 10, 2022
Episode 93: Brava! American Women Make Theater, with Dr. Melissa Barton
Apr 25, 2022
Episode 92: Lady Romeo: Learning About 19th-Century Actress Charlotte Cushman with Tana Wojczuk
Apr 11, 2022
Episode 91: Passing into History: Dr. Megan Sanborn Jones on Pageants and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Apr 04, 2022
Episode 90: Reappraising the Legacy of Ernie McClintock with Dr. Ibby Cizmar
Mar 28, 2022
Episode 89 - The History of Method Acting with Isaac Butler
Mar 14, 2022
Episode 88 - Learning About the History - and Future - of Stand-up Comedy with Dr. Rachel Blackburn
Mar 07, 2022
Episode 87: Hearing the Voices of Women in Yiddish Theatre with Dr. Alyssa Quint and Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel
Feb 21, 2022
Episode 86: Introducing the University of Pittsburgh's August Wilson Archive With Dr. Sandra Shannon and Bill Daw
Feb 14, 2022
Episode 85 - Reading the Manuscripts of the Negro Units of the Federal Theatre Project with Dr. Kate Dossett
Feb 07, 2022
Episode 84: Imagining a New Federal Theatre Project with Corinna Schulenberg and Dr. Elizabeth A. Osborne
Feb 01, 2022
Episode 83: Transcribing the Federal Theatre Project with Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Jan 24, 2022
Episode 82: Where the Courtroom Meets the Stage: Dr. Luke McDonagh on Copyright and Drama
Jan 17, 2022
Episode 81: “Simultaneously Unhinged and Fantastical in Every Possible Way”: Margaret Hall Introduces Us to the History of Theatrical Merchandise
Aug 23, 2021
Episode 80: Rediscovering Lost Plays with Dr. David McInnis
Aug 16, 2021
Episode 79: Exploring Nuyorican Feminist Performance with Dr. Patricia Herrera
Aug 09, 2021
Episode 78: Peter Schmitz's Adventures in Theatre History
Jun 21, 2021
Episode 77: Exploring the Imitations of Gertrude Hoffmann with Dr. Sunny Stalter-Pace
Jun 07, 2021
Episode 76: Voyage to the Planet of the Grapes with Pete Marino
May 31, 2021
Episode 75: "Our Town" in the 21st Century: Howard Sherman's "Another Day's Begun"
May 17, 2021
Episode 74: Discovering Teresa Deevy with Drs. Una Kealy and Kate McCarthy
May 10, 2021
Episode 73: Introducing the Theatre 2020 Collection with Dr. Eric Colleary
Apr 26, 2021
Episode 70: Restoring An Alternate Version of Shakespeare’s Works
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 69: Tracing the Origins of the Freak Show with Dr. Matt DiCintio
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 68: Learning About Mary Ann Yates with Dr. Elaine McGirr
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 67: Dr. Derek Miller on the History of Performance and Copyright
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 66: Dr. Sara B.T. Thiel on Pregnancy on the Stage in Early Modern English Drama
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 65: Playing Around with Nineteenth-Century Theatre in Dr. Robert Davis’s Broadway 1849
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 64: Learning About Modern Indonesian Theatre with Dr. Cobina Gillitt
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 63: After the Big Top: Carlos Alexis Cruz on the Evolution of Modern Circus
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 62: Theatre and Civil Rights: Dr. Julie Burrell on the Importance of A Medal for Willie
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 61: Chantal Bilodeau on “Breaking Up with Aristotle” and Finding New Ways to Tell Stories Onstage
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 60: Lost Worlds and “Pansexual Extravaganzas”: Rediscovering Weimar Operetta with Dr. Kevin Clarke
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 59: Taking Shakespeare’s Measure in the Twenty-First Century: Dr. Nora Williams and Measure (Still) for Measure
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 58: What We Think About When We Think About Casting: Dr. Amy Cook’s Building Character: The Art and Science of Casting
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 57: Dr. Claudia Orenstein on the Evolving Art of Tolpavakoothu
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 56: How to Succeed in (Early Modern Show) Business: Dr. David Nicol’s Philip Henslowe Blog
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 55: Examining the Controversial History of the “Mummers Wench” with Dr. Christian DuComb
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 54: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart: Tracy Heather Strain Shows Us a Different Side of Lorraine Hansberry
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 53: Rediscovering Sheridan’s Smash Hit Pizarro with Dr. Selena Couture & Dr. Alex Dick
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 52: Remembering Argentina’s Traumatic Past Through Theatre with Dr. Noe Montez
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 51: Death-Defying Acts with Amy Meyer
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 50: Opening Up New Approaches to Acting with Dr. Sharrell D. Luckett
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 49: Dr. Erin Mee on Modern and Contemporary Indian Theatre
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 48: Learning About Kutiyattam with Dr. Erin Mee
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 47: Translating An Enemy of the People with Dr. Paul Walsh
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 46: Reimagining Shakespeare’s Legacy with Madeline Sayet
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 45: Rethinking Amateur Theatricals with David Coates
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 44: Exploring the Performing Arts Collections at the Harry Ransom Center with Dr. Eric Colleary
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 43: Being Melodramatic with the Staging Napoleonic Theatre Project
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 42: From "West Side Story" to "Wicked": Dr. Stacy Wolf on Feminism & the Broadway Musical
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 41: Bryan Doerries and Theater of War Productions Use Classical Drama to Address Today’s Problems
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 40: Dr. José A. Pérez Díez & Dr. Matthew Steggle Introduce the Oxford Marston
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 39: Dr. Matthew Sergi and the Surprising Truth About Morality Plays
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 38: Eleanor Fitzsimons on Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, and the Troubled History of "Salomé"
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 37: Examining the Diary of Nineteenth Century Actor Harry Watkins with Dr. Amy Hughes, Dr. Naomi Stubbs, and Dr. Scott D. Dexter
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 36: Editing and Staging The Dutch Lady with Dr. Joseph F. Stephenson
Oct 01, 2019
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
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 34: Dr. Mary Chinery and Dr. Laura Rattray on Edith Wharton’s "The Shadow of a Doubt"
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 33: Rediscovering the Victorian Theatre at the Alexandra Palace with James White
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 32: Seret Scott Looks Back on the Free Southern Theater
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 31: Exploring the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’s New Jo Mielziner Acquisitions with Annemarie van Roessel
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 30: Dr. Esther Fernandez Introduces us to the Siglo de Oro Festival at Chamizal
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 29: Short Day’s Introduction to Monte Cristo Cottage with Anne G. Morgan
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 28: Digging up Nea Paphos with Dr. Craig Barker
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 27: Learning About Ta’ziyeh with Dr. William O. Beeman
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 26: Jack Viertel Introduces the New York City Center Encores! Revival of "The New Yorkers"
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 25: Exploring Modern Chinese Theatre with Dr. Steven (Siyuan) Liu
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 24: Exploring Plays About Urban Ireland with Dr. Elizabeth Mannion
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 23: Is It Happening Here? Dr. Paul Gagliardi on the Return of the Federal Theatre Project’s "It Can’t Happen Here"
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 22: Dr. Mac Test’s New Translation of "La monja alfèrez"
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 21: Director George Drance on "Calderon’s Two Dreams"
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 20: Rediscovering the Lost Lope de Vega Play Mujeres y Criados with Dr. Alejandro Garcia-Reidy
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 19: Jeremy Morris on His New Play About Vaudeville Performer Bert Williams, The Top of Bravery
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 18: Dr. Charlotte Canning on Internationalism and US Theatre
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 17: Dr. Anita Gonzalez Introduces Listeners to 19thcenturyacts.com
Sep 26, 2019
Episode 16: Exploring the Surprising—and Disturbing—Origins of “Jingle Bells” with Dr. Kyna Hamill
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 15: Dr. Fiona Coffey on Women in Northern Irish Theatre During The Troubles
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 14: David Mandelbaum Talks About New Yiddish Rep’s Revival of God of Vengeance
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 13: Staging a Medieval Play in the 21st Century with Kyle A. Thomas and Dr. Carol Symes
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 12: Music Theory and Musicals with Adam Roberts
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 11: “You Don’t Read Latino”: Discussing the History of Latinx Casting with Dr. Brian Eugenio Herrera
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 10: Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and the Legacy of Anti-Apartheid Theatre
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 9: Theatre of Cruelty on Michigan Avenue: Dr. Susanne Shawyer on Street Theatre and 1968
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 8: Fifty Years and Counting: Talking About Chicano Theatre and Political Activism with Dr. Jorge Huerta
Sep 23, 2019
Episode 7: Getting (Politically) Radical with Dr. Amy Brady
Sep 23, 2019
Episode 6: Diversifying the Classics with Dr. Barbara Fuchs
Sep 23, 2019
Episode 5: Dr. Joel Berkowitz on the Yiddish Theatre's Past (and Present)
Sep 20, 2019
Episode 4: You Naughty, Naughty Men: Joshua William Gelb’s New Reimagining of The Black Crook
Sep 20, 2019