Bruce Burningham, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
329 Williams Hall
438-7975
A Performance History of Greenshows
This project traces the rise and diffusion of greenshows —whose theatrical function within the margins of a larger performance event is similar to that of the entremeses of the early Spanish stage— as a distinct performance genre that evolved during the twentieth century in association with the numerous Shakespeare festivals that take place across North America each summer.
