A comprehensive attempt to assemble all that is known of theatre at the time of America's political birth. Brown provides a chronicle of this little-researched Revolutionary theatre, demonstrating how theatre impacted on the military and political objectives of both sides.

This book is the first comprehensive attempt to assemble all that is currently known of theatre at the time of America's political birth. Jared Brown's extensive research coheres into an invaluable theatrical chronicle that should prove a useful resource for students, scholars, and the general leader.