Elisabeth Dutton's guest appearances

Elisabeth Dutton

The Theatre History Podcast

Robert Davis

James White

Isaac Butler

Bryan Doerries

Lorraine Hansberry

Edith Wharton

Adam Roberts

August Wilson

Howard Sherman

Jack Viertel

Charlotte Cushman

Paul Walsh

Brian Eugenio Herrera

Amy Hughes

Amy Cook

OwlTail

Olivia Robinson

Matthew Cheung Salisbury

Aurèlie Blanc

Many medieval convents were major centers of dramatic activity, with nuns and other members of their communities frequently participating in plays and other performances. However, because much of the evidence of this activity in the British Isles was destroyed during the Reformation, English-speaking scholars tend to ignore the crucial role played by women in medieval drama. The Medieval Convent Drama project, based at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, is trying to change this through scholarship and performances. The project’s members join us to tell us about this surprising, richly-varied, and woman-centered drama.

<p>Many medieval convents were major centers of dramatic activity, with nuns and other members of their communities frequently participating in plays and other performances. However, because much of the evidence of this activity in the British Isles was destroyed during the Reformation, English-speaking scholars tend to ignore the crucial role played by women in medieval drama. The Medieval Convent Drama project, based at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, is trying to change this through scholarship and performances. The project’s members join us to tell us about this surprising, richly-varied, and woman-centered drama.</p>

Episode 35: Get Thee to a Nunnery: Learning About Medieval Convent Drama with Dr. Elisabeth Dutton, Dr. Olivia Robinson, Dr. Matthew Cheung Salisbury, and Aurèlie Blanc