Did You Know? Minnie Maddern Fiske, actor and activist
"An overwhelming rebuke to the flippant scoffers who are ignorant of the ever-increasing power of the great theater iconoclast.”
Tag: Women in Theatre
Did You Know? The women of commedia dell’arte
In Mantua, Italy, in the 1560s, actor/managers Flaminia and Vincenza ran rival companies attracting passionately devoted fans. Then they got that invitation from the Duke.
Did You Know? Yuan Dynasty Actors
In Yuan Dynasty China (1271-1368), women frequently appeared onstage – in fact, it’s likely that most Yuan Dynasty actors were women.
Getting Ready for Restoration
He hinted to his friends that he was Shakespeare's bastard son. He plotted against Parliament. His actions during the theater ban were absolutely NOT a good model for us in the current pandemic. Except that, in another way, they are.