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A thinking sessions for all the scholars out there. Will talks with theatre historiographer Pannill Camp about the intellectual underpinnings of his current book project.A thinking sessions for all the scholars out there. Will talks with theatre historiographer Pannill Camp about the intellectual underpinnings of his current book project.
Hundreds of years ago in France, a group of men set up dramatic lighting, put on costumes, read scripts, and acted out a dramatic story. Despite all these elements of the theater, the men were not performing for an audience or acting on a stage. This group of Masons, one of many in 18th-century France, met in secret and created elaborate performances to initiate and promote their members. Pannill Camp, associate professor of drama and co-host of On TAP: A Theater and Performing Arts Podcast, explores the purpose and significance of these secret rituals and their relationship to the wider world of 18th century drama.
Pannill Camp talks to P Carl of Emerson College and Howlround about gender and casting in academic theatre.
Sarah Bay-Cheng, Pannill Camp, and Harvey Young discuss the future of On TAP, Beyoncé's visual album, Lemonade, and the Comedie-Francaise Registers Project in light of criticism of Digital Humanities initiatives.
In this edition, Sarah Bay-Cheng, Harvey Young, and Pannill Camp discuss the new podcast, the twentieth anniversary of Joseph Roach's Cities of the Dead, and the 2016 job market.