by Patty Gosselin | Jan 19, 2021 | Did You Know?
Although a theater was built in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1716, and the original Dock Street Theatre opened in Charleston, South Carolina in 1736, the birth of professional theater in America may have begun when Lewis Hallam arrived with his theatrical company in...
by Patty Gosselin | Jan 18, 2021 | Women in Theatre
June 27, 1888 – June 28, 1946 Born in Denver, Colorado, she spent her childhood aspiring to replicate the thespian artistry of her aunt and uncle, Mildred Hall and George Wessels, who were both well-respected touring actors. She performed at the Elitch Theater near...
by Patty Gosselin | Jan 18, 2021 | Women in Theatre
October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993 Lillian and Mary Pickford were childhood friends, but Mary tried to never be left alone with Lillian–remembering her mother’s superstitious belief that “the good die young”, Mary was in constant fear...
by Patty Gosselin | Jan 7, 2021 | Quotes
Augusto Boal (16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical form originally used in radical left popular education movements.
