In this colourful, panoramic survey of North American theatre from its beginnings to the latest Broadway, off-Broadway, and more experimental productions, Felicia Hardison Londre and Daniel Watermeirer raise the curtain on a lively spectacle that will fascinate the casual theatregoer, the student, and the professional alike. Some 300 illustrations aid the depiction of the full range of North America's theatrical experience and there are extensive indexes and separate bibliographies for each historical period.