Journal of American Drama and Theatre (JADT)
JADT publishes thoughtful and innovative work by leading scholars on theatre, drama, and performance in the Americas – past and present.
ISSN Number: 2376-4236
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Current Issue
Volume 38 Issue 2
Current Issue
100 Years of Du Bois: “Principles of a Real Negro Theatre” and “Criteria of Negro Art”
An Expansive “Us”: W. E. B. Du Bois’s “Pan-Negro” Theatrical Vision
Teaching August Wilson in an Age of Democratic Decline: Du Boisian Imperatives and Black Pedagogy Across Campus and Community
Picnic at Hanging Rock
The Routledge Anthology of Women’s Theatre Theory and Dramatic Criticism. Catherine Burroughs and J. Ellen Gainor, editors. New York: Routledge, 2024; Pp. 652.
“One Great and Fine Mode of Expression”: On W. E. B. Du Bois and the Exigencies of Black Drama and Theatre
W. E. B. Du Bois’s Krigwa Little Negro Theatre Movement in Harlem and Beyond
Debbie with a D Talks Theatre with a T
Last Call: A Play with Cocktails
Black Patience: Performance, Civil Rights, and the Unfinished Project of Emancipation. Julius B. Fleming Jr. New York: New York University Press, 2022; Pp. 301.
Reflections on Fundamental Principles
It Was All a Dream: Shifting Du Boisian Notions in Richard Wesley’s The Talented Tenth
The Wild Duck
The Dinosaurs
The Theatre of Paula Vogel: Practice, Pedagogy, and Influences. Lee Brewer Jones. New York: Methuen Drama, 2023; Pp. 194.
Archive
We are in the process of moving all past journal entries to the current websiite. Please bear with us as we make this transition. You can view all the past issues at www.jadt.commons.gc.cuny.edu.
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About The Journal
History and Mission
Founded in 1989, JADT is a widely acclaimed peer-reviewed journal publishing thoughtful and innovative work by leading scholars on theatre, drama, and performance in the Americas—past and present. The journal’s provocative articles provide valuable insight and information on the heritage of American theatre, as well as its continuing contribution to world literature and the performing arts. JADT is fully online and freely accessible.
Our aim is to promote research on theatre of the Americas and to encourage historical and theoretical approaches to plays, playwrights, performances, and popular theatre traditions. Studies of dramatic texts from a purely literary perspective are outside the scope of the journal.
“I see American Drama and Theatre as a primary means of reflecting the excitement and progress of our language, our culture, our democracy, our social concerns and our historical roots as Americans. No better opportunity exists for understanding, or for contributing to our understanding, of our American world, past or present, than the Journal of American Drama and Theatre, as shown by the excellence of its past performance and the promise of its future.”
– Walter Meserve
Submission Guidelines
The editors of the Journal of American Drama and Theatre (JADT) are now accepting submissions for essays on any topics relating to theatre, drama, and popular entertainments of the Americas for consideration. Please submit completed manuscripts to jadtjournal@gmail.com. We accept submission on a rolling basis. Please email the editors with any inquiries.
Article manuscripts should be 5,000 to 8,000 words in length and prepared in conformity with the Chicago Manual of Style using manual endnotes. Completed manuscripts should be submitted as Microsoft Word attachments via e-mail to jadtjournal@gmail.com. Articles will be peer reviewed, so please allow 3-4 months for a decision. If you are submitting images, please provide the images and captions with your submission. (Please Note: Images should be at least 300dpi and authors are responsible for securing permissions prior to submission). Please include a short bio with your submission.
Performance Reviews
JADT publishes performance reviews on theatre, drama, and performance in the Americas. Single reviews are usually 800 to 1,200 words in length. We encourage authors to contact the editor in advance to propose a review at jadtperformancereviews@gmail.com
Book Reviews
JADT publishes book reviews of monographs published within the last two years. This list of recommended and nominated titles for review is refreshed annually. Reviews are usually 800 to 1000 words for a single review. To propose a book review in advance, please contact the editor at jadtbookreviews@gmail.com.
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People
Editorial Board
Benjamin Gillespie, Bess Rowen
Co-Editors
Stephanie Lim
Book Review Editor
Jennifer Joan Thompson
Performance Review Editor
Jordan Hardesty, Rani O'Brien
Journal Assistants
Vera Mowry Roberts, Walter Meserve
Founding Editors
Martin E. Segal Theatre Center
Marvin Carlson
Director of Publications
Frank Hentschker
Executive Director
Gaurav Singh Nijjer
Digital and Web Coordinator
Advisory Board
Michael Y. Bennett
Kevin Byrne
Tracey Elaine Chessum
Bill Demastes
Stuart Hecht
Jorge Huerta
Amy E. Hughes
David Krasner
Esther Kim Lee
Kim Marra
Ariel Nereson
Beth Osborne
Jordan Schildcrout
Robert Vorlicky
Maurya Wickstrom
James F. Wilson
Stacy Wolf