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Theatre History Studies 2009, Vol. 29
Edited by Rhona Justice-Malloy, with contributions from Christin Essin, Carolyn D. Roark, Meredith Lowe, Valleri J. Hohman, Fonzie D. Geary II, Robert B. Shimko, Robert B. Theatre History Studies, Elizabeth Osborne, Paul Cornwell, Harry J. Elam Jr., etc.
University of Alabama Press, 2009
Reimagining the archive, one performance at a time.
Theatre History Studies is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to excellence in theatre historiography. Volume 29, edited by Rhona Justice-Malloy, includes essays that span a wide range of historical periods, geographic regions, and thematic concerns. Highlights include explorations of pain and torment in performance, the aesthetics of American modernity through Belasco and Jones, and the cultural politics of prohibition on stage. The volume also features visual and archival studies, including an interview with playwright Wendy Wasserstein and analyses of Shakespeare’s reception in Restoration theatre. With contributions from over thirty scholars, this edition offers a rich and multifaceted view of how theatre reflects, resists, and reshapes historical narratives.
Theatre History Studies 2015, Vol. 34
Elizabeth Reitz Mullenix
University of Alabama Press, 2015
The five essays are arranged chronologically, starting with Alan Sikes’s discussion of the Abydos Passion Play. Sikes challenges the long-held interpretation of that ritualized annual reenactment of the death, dismemberment, and return to life of Egyptian god-king Osiris as the world’s first recorded dramatic production. In analyzing the “Passion Play”—Sikes argues the term is not apt—he applies semiotic theory using "sign and referent" to revise general concepts of mimesis, and in so doing clarifies the fundamental answer to the question, “What is theatre?”
In a pair of essays, Andrew Gibb and Nicole Berkin both explore theatre during America’s antebellum period. Gibb examines minstrelsy in antebellum California, exploding narrow definitions of minstrelsy as a primarily Eastern phenomenon and one reflecting a stark interaction of two races. Following the story of Jewish African Caribbean immigrant William Alexander Leidesdorff, Gibb demonstrates that national forms are always affected by their local productions and audiences. Berkin’s essay focuses on the struggles over cultural power that took place between popular entertainers and theatre managers. She examines how both parties used touring strategically to engage with antebellum notions of deception and fraud.
The last two essays, by Megan Geigner and Heide Nees, present findings from performance studies which, by examining a wide array of dramatic and performative texts, expands the interdisciplinary foundations of theatre history studies. This fascinating collection is rounded out by an expanded selection of insightful reviews of recent literature in the area.
Theatre History Studies 2021, Vol 40
Edited by Lisa Jackson-Schebetta
University of Alabama Press, 2021
A peer-reviewed journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-America Theatre Conference
Theatre History Studies 2021, Vol. 40, edited by Lisa Jackson-Schebetta, marks the fortieth volume of the respected, peer-reviewed journal published by the Mid-America Theatre Conference, a leading forum for innovative scholarship in theatre and performance studies. Bringing together a diverse collection of essays from established and emerging scholars, this volume examines the intersections of theatre history, cultural memory, performance, identity, race, gender, and social change across a wide range of historical and contemporary contexts.
The volume opens with a series of studies that challenge conventional narratives of theatre history and performance. Contributors explore topics including Voltaire and Enlightenment thought, the contributions and erasure of African American artists within the Federal Theatre Project's Negro Unit, questions of empathy and historical consciousness in contemporary drama, and the influence of Asian aesthetics on the work of modern dance innovator Alwin Nikolais. Together, these essays demonstrate the ongoing importance of theatre history as a lens through which to understand cultural power, representation, and artistic expression.
A special section,"Witch Characters and Witchy Performance," investigates the enduring cultural fascination with witches on stage and in popular performance. Essays examine witchcraft in the works of Joanna Baillie and Shakespeare, representations of female bodies and power in Caryl Churchill's Vinegar Tom, the feminist dimensions of Wicked, and the immersive theatrical worlds of productions such as Sleep No More and Then She Fell. Through these studies, the collection highlights how witch figures continue to serve as powerful symbols for exploring gender, authority, resistance, and cultural imagination.
The volume also features the recipient of the Robert A. Schanke Award, recognizing outstanding scholarship presented at the Mid-America Theatre Conference. This essay examines the evolving relationship between Broadway and high school musical theatre in the 2010s, offering valuable insight into theatre education, performance culture, and the transmission of theatrical traditions to new generations.
In addition to original research articles, Theatre History Studies 2021, Vol. 40 includes scholarly book reviews, contributor notes, and discussions of recent publications in the field, making it an essential resource for researchers, educators, students, and theatre practitioners. By bringing together rigorous historical inquiry and contemporary critical perspectives, this landmark volume showcases the breadth, vitality, and continuing relevance of theatre and performance scholarship in the twenty-first century.
Theatre History Studies 2023, Vol. 42
edited by Lisa Jackson-Schebetta
University of Alabama Press, 2024
The official journal of the Mid-America Theatre Conference
Theatre History Studies (THS) is a peer-reviewed journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC), a regional body devoted to theatre scholarship and practice. The conference encompasses the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. The purpose of the conference is to unite persons and organizations within the region with an interest in theatre and to promote the growth and development of all forms of theatre. THS is a member of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals and is included in the MLA Directory of Periodicals. THS is indexed in Humanities Index, Humanities Abstracts, Book Review Index, MLA International Bibliography, International Bibliography of Theatre, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, IBZ International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, and IBR International Bibliography of Book Reviews. Full texts of essays appear in the databases of both Humanities Abstracts Full Text and SIRS.Along with book reviews on the latest publications from established and emerging voices in the field, this issue of Theatre History Studies contains three sections with fourteen essays total. In the general section, three essays offer an array of insights, methods, and provocations. In the special section on care, contributors capture their experience as scholars, humans, and citizens in 2022. In Part III, the 2022 Robert A. Schanke Research Award-winning paper by Heidi L. Nees asks historians to rethink Western constructions of time. Taken together, volume 42 captures how this journal serves theatre historians as scholars and laborers as they work to attend and tend to their field.
CONTRIBUTORS
Cheryl Black / Shelby Brewster / Matthieu Chapman / Meredith Conti / Zach Dailey / Michael DeWhatley / Whit Emerson / Katherine Gillen / Miles P. Grier / Patricia Herrera / Lisa Jackson-Schebetta / Nancy Jones / Joshua Kelly / Felicia Hardison Londré / Bret McCandless / Marci R. McMahon/ Tom Mitchell / Sherrice Mojgani / John Murillo III / Heidi L. Nees / Jessica N. Pabón-Colón / Kara Raphaeli / Leticia L. Ridley / Cynthia Running-Johnson / Alexandra Swanson / Catherine Peckinpaugh Vrtis / Shane Wood / Christine Woodworth / Robert O. Yates