This extraordinary six-part series traces the history of stage drama and the American imagination, from pre-Revolutionary days to the late 20th century, through expert interviews and a rich trove of archival images. Using theater as a mirror, each program reveals the ongoing evolution of American culture and a society’s artistic aspirations. 6-part series.

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The Series Includes : Prelude and First Curtains | The Tragedian, the Rebel, and the Prince | From Apprenticeship to the Academy | Village Radicals, New Americans, Boom, and Crash | The Federal Theater, Project 891, and the Mercury Theater | Into the Post-War Era

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