Episodes
Episode 7: Two Paintings at The Met
An examination of two works by artist John Lewis Krimmel, as they relate to the history of theater and public performance in earl…
Episode 6: Ricketts' Circus in the Capital City, Part Four
The final installment of our story about John Bill Ricketts, with more adventures about his equestrian circus and theatrical trou…
Episode 5: Ricketts' Circus in the Capital City, Part Three
The third in our four-part Adventure about John Bill Ricketts and his circus in Philadelphia, the temporary capital city of the n…
Episode 4: Ricketts' Circus in the Capital City, Part Two
The second of our four-part Adventure about John Bill Ricketts, the equestrian and showman, famous for being the originator of th…
Episode 3: Ricketts' Circus in the Capital City, Part One
This is first section of our first deep dive, the initial Adventure in Theater History that the title of the show promises. John …
Episode 2: Early Philadelphia Theater in the 18th Century
In this episode, we do a broad overview of Philadelphia theater and its contribution to American drama - from the founding of Pen…
Episode 1: Welcome to Adventures in Theater History
This is the Introduction to entire Adventures in Theater History podcast. In this episode, we explain why we're here, and what we…