'Jayhawk Theatre on the Air'
Fri, 02/19/2021 LAWRENCE — During the Great Depression, Orson Welles’ "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" brought new, exciting dramas to communities that couldn’t otherwise afford to attend theatre. Fast-forward to the current pandemic, with theatres mostly closed and so many people out of work. The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance Chair Henry Bial hopes to provide audiences with similar inspiration through "Jayhawk Theatre on the Air," a live, script-in-hand reading series presented in radio-drama style and livestreamed. Bial curated the "Jayhawk Theatre on the Air" in ...
Source: ku.edu