The Challenge of World Theatre History By Steve Tillis,. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020 ;pp. xi + 320, 5 illustrations. $119.99 cloth, $84.99 paper, $89 e-book

ABSTRACT

The Challenge of World Theatre History by Steve Tillis is essential reading for professors of theatre history seeking to restructure course offerings in a manner that is not merely inclusive, but also interconnected and balanced. The resulting textbooks and courses continue to center European forms, individuals, histories, and the written word at the expense of a more layered and comprehensive understanding across the entire world. Whereas the conditions surrounding theatre practice across time, geography, and culture have often exacerbated such erasure, the formulation of a world theatre history necessarily involves an approach that takes identity into account alongside the many other potential perspectives discussed by Tillis in his book.