Theatre History Studies 2017, Vol. 36

A peer-reviewed journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-American Theatre Conference. Theatre History Studies is devoted to research in all areas of theatre studies, with special interest in archival research, historical documentation, and historiography. Many issues feature a special section curated around a special theme or topic; for 2017 that special section focus on histories of new writing for the theatre. Featured in THEATRE HISTORY STUDIES 2017, VOLUME 36 "e;Resisting Arlecchino's Mask: The Case of Marcello Moretti"e; by Gabrielle Houle "e;Making Space for Performance: Theatrical-Architectural Nationalism in Postindependence Ghana"e; by David Afriyie Donkor "e;Preparing Boys for War: J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan Enlists in World War I's 'Great Adventure'"e; by Laura Ferdinand Feldmeyer "e;Not Just Rock 'n' Roll: Chicago Theatre, 1984-1990"e; by Julie Jackson "e;New Writing and Theatre History"e; by Sara Freeman "e;New Plays in New Tongues: Bilingualism and Immigration at the New Italian Theatre in France"e; by Matthew McMahan "e;The Waterloo Summer of the Prince of Wales's Theatre: New Writing, Old Friends, and Early Realism in the Victorian Theatre"e; by Shannon Epplett "e;Chekhov's Three Sisters: A Proto-Poststructuralist Experiment"e; by Sarah Wyman "e;Historicizing Shakesfear and Translating Shakespeare Anew"e; by Lezlie C. Cross "e;A New Noble Kinsmen: The Play On! Project and Making New Plays Out of Old"e; by Martine Kei Green-Rogers and Alex N. Vermillion "e;Making New Theatre Together: The First Writers' Group at the Royal Court Theatre and Its Legacy Within the Young Writers' Programme"e; by Nicholas Holden "e;New Writing in a Populist Context: A Play,a Pie, and a Pint"e; by Deana Nichols "e;American Playwriting and the Now New"e; by Todd London The Robert A. Schanke Award-Winning Essay: "e;Black Folk's Theatre to Black Lives Matter: The Black Revolution on Campus"e; by La Donna L. Forsgren