Theatre Historian
I am fascinated by the way theatre and performance provide a sense of identity. My scholarly writing has been widely published in books, journals, and magazines. Below you will find a sampling of my editing works, chapters, articles, and reviews.
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I am also the co-author with Edwin Wilson and Alvin Goldfarb of two bestselling theater textbooks:
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Theatre: The Lively Art, an introduction to theatre textbook published by McGraw Hill
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Living Theatre: A History of Theatre, a theatre history textbook published by Norton
Co-editor of book
Co-wrote the introduction and epilogue.
Solo authored a chapter on the history of the Goodman Theatre.
Co-editor of book
Co-wrote the introduction.
Co-authored a chapter on Irish playwright Brendan Behan.
For the 2024 release, contributed to chapter 6 (scene design), chapter 8 (light, projection, and sound design), and chapter 16 (Today's Diverse and Global Theatre).
For the 8th edition, co-authored book with new sections on African, Eastern Empire, Americas, and other global theatre history.
Authored the chapter "Immigrant Civic Performances and Historical Pageantry: Columbus Day in Chicago, 1892-1913"
Authored the chapter "Building a Movement: Mary Reynolds Aldis and Little Theatre in Chicago"
"Performing the Polish-American Patriot: Civic Performance and Hyphenated Identity in World War I Chicago"
"A Racial Concern: Adrienne Kennedy's Diary of Lights"
"'The World in Miniature': Nationality Performed in the Columbian Exposition and Chicago Immigrant Theatre"
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Authored an article in the Cosmopolitan Review about the history of the Chopin Theater in Chicago.
Book Reviews
Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago: In their own words by John Mayer published in NTQ
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Making Mexican Chicago: From Postwar Settlement to the Age of Gentrification by Mike Amezcua. Published in Society for U.S. Intellectual History.
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Chapter about the history of Irish dance for Dancing on the Third Coast book
Chapter on August Wilson at the Goodman Theatre for August Wilson: Critical Collection book.