The State of the Field
Editorial Board
By
Published on
March 22, 2016
The Journal of American Drama and Theatre asked seven leading scholars to comment on how they saw the state of our field today. This is what they wrote.
New Directions in Dramatic and Theatrical Theory: The Emerging Discipline of Performance Philosophy
Michael Y. Bennett
Changes, Constants, Constraints: African American Theatre History Scholarship
Kevin Byrne
Reflections: Fifty Years of Chicano/Latino Theatre
Jorge Huerta
Strangers Onstage: Asia, America, Theatre, and Performance
Esther Kim Lee
Transgressive Engagements: The Here and Now of Queer Theatre Scholarship
Jordan Schildcrout
Thinking about Temporality and Theatre
Maurya Wickstrom
Musical Theatre Studies
Stacy Wolf
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About The Authors
JADT publishes thoughtful and innovative work by leading scholars on theatre, drama, and performance in the Americas – past and present. Provocative articles provide valuable insight and information on the heritage of American theatre, as well as its continuing contribution to world literature and the performing arts. Founded in 1989 and previously edited by Professors Vera Mowry Roberts, Jane Bowers, and David Savran, this widely acclaimed peer reviewed journal is now edited by Dr. Benjamin Gillespie and Dr. Bess Rowen.
Journal of American Drama and Theatre is a publication of the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center.
