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Introduction : motivations and beginnings -- Ten landmark regional theatres -- Ten(ish) figures everyone should know -- The ten/twenty important regional theatres -- Ten influential figures -- Ten contemporary figures to know -- Ten important regional productions -- Ten external developments that shaped regional theatre -- Ten important buildings/architectural design -- Conclusion : ten lingering concerns about the future

This book provides an overall history of the regional theatre movement in the US, while also utilizing specific accomplishments and failures in addition to crucial administrative and artistic decisions to chart larger developments in American theatre, most notably the craze for new play development, the death of resident companies in professional theatres, the passion to reflect social causes (especially social justice and the #MeToo movement), and the troubling economic state of contemporary regional theatres. The wide-ranging topics in the book examine all aspects of theatre, including its creation and reception, and provide the reader with an interdisciplinary understanding of how the establishment and growth of regional theatres reflected local economic and social developments