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==Talk==
that edwin fellow looks like kramer from seinfeld


Should this be "Theater ''in'' the United States"? (Compare [[Religion in the United States]], cf [[Folklore of the United States]], [[Cinema of the United States]].) [[User:Quadell]]
:I'm thinking it probably should be.. I'll make sure there's a redirect at any rate.. [[User:Mulad|<nowiki></nowiki>]] &mdash;[[User:Mulad]] [[User talk:Mulad|(talk)]]

== The Reader's Companion to American History ==

There's a ton of good info [http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_085500_theater.htm here], if anyone wants to incorporate it. &ndash; [[User:Quadell|Quadell]] <sup>([[User_talk:Quadell|talk]]) ([[Wikipedia:Image sleuthing|sleuth]])</sup> 22:13, Mar 14, 2005 (UTC)

== President Dwight of Yale College ==
This article quotes "President Dwight of Yale College" writing an essay in 1824. According to the [[Yale University]] page, there were two presidents called Dwight in the 19th century -- [[Timothy Dwight IV]] and [[Timothy Dwight V]]. But IV died in 1817, and V was born in 1828, so just ''who'' wrote this diatribe in 1824? rickK [[User:66.60.159.190|66.60.159.190]] 17:32, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
:[http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:Q22XlejkScMJ:www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx%3Fref%3D212305+%22to+indulge+a+taste+for+playgoing%22 The Harvard Crimson] gives the date as 1794. I'm not sure where the other date came from. &ndash; [[User:Quadell|Quadell]] <sup>([[User_talk:Quadell|talk]]) ([[Wikipedia:Image sleuthing|sleuth]])</sup> 23:08, July 25, 2005 (UTC)

:That came, from me I'm afraid. My mistake. Thanks for the pickup. [[User:DJ Clayworth|DJ Clayworth]] 19:24, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

==PD images==
There are a ton of great PD images of the history of U.S. theater [http://www.neiu.edu/~rghiggin/ephem/Ephemera.html here]. &ndash; [[User:Quadell|Quadell]] <sup>([[User_talk:Quadell|talk]]) ([[Wikipedia:Image sleuthing|sleuth]])</sup> 12:47, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

== theat''er'' ==

b/c this is about theater/theatre in the US then why is it spelled as "theatre" instead of "theater"? I'm sure it honestly does not matter, but shouldnt that be the way it is? [[User:Texas Drama King|The Texas Drama King]] 07:27, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, and then some: while it is indicated in the article that "theatre" should be used under certain circumstances, it is clear from modern US dictionaries that "theater" is the preferred spelling in the US for all situations.
[[User:Gruber76|Gruber76]] 15:09, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

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== Needs more info on drama ==

Is this article focused mostly on performance? Because I'm having trouble finding which article discusses the history of American dramatic literature? [[User:Aristophanes68|Aristophanes68]] ([[User talk:Aristophanes68|talk]]) 00:25, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
:I see that [[Theatre of France]] does a good job of combining performance and literature in one article, so I think we should try to do the same here. I went ahead and set up a redirect for American Drama and its variant titles. [[User:Aristophanes68|Aristophanes68]] ([[User talk:Aristophanes68|talk]]) 18:33, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

== Title of this article ==

Shouldn't this article be titled "'''Theatre in the United States'''"?<br />In keeping with US tradition, the spelling ''theatre'' is used for the art and profession, of which this article is about, whilst the spelling ''theater'' is used for the actual structure that a performance is held in; ie, ''theatre is usually performed in a theater''. Also this article is about theatre '''in''' the United States ''not'' '''of''' the United States. --[[Special:Contributions/121.220.51.162|121.220.51.162]] ([[User talk:121.220.51.162|talk]]) 10:20, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
== Requested move 13 December 2017 ==

{{requested move/dated|Theatre in the United States}}

[[:Theater of the United States]] → {{no redirect|Theatre in the United States}} – as stated above by [[Special:Contributions/121.220.51.162|121.220.51.162]] in 2014 – [[User:Fayenatic london|Fayenatic]] [[User talk:Fayenatic london|'''<span style="color: #FF0000;">L</span>'''ondon]] 17:46, 13 December 2017 (UTC) <small>--'''''Relisting.''''' [[User:Crow|<font color="black">'''Crow'''</font>]][[User talk:Crow|<font color="black"><sup><small>''Caw''</small></sup></font>]] 22:35, 20 December 2017 (UTC)</small> <small>--'''''Relisting.''''' [[User:Steel1943|<span style="color: #2F4F4F;">'''''Steel1943'''''</span>]] ([[User talk:Steel1943|talk]]) 20:55, 28 December 2017 (UTC)</small>
*'''Support''' - Per the precedent of [[theatre]] article title. Also, "theater of the United States" makes me think "theater of war" rather than the performing arts.<sub><small>[[User:Zxcvbnm|ZXCVBNM]] ([[User Talk:Zxcvbnm|TALK]])</small></sub> 03:28, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
*'''Move''' back to original title [[Theater in the United States]]. Should never have been moved. Per [[WP:ENGVAR]], "theater" is the usual American spelling. [[User:Station1|Station1]] ([[User talk:Station1|talk]]) 02:46, 16 December 2017 (UTC)
*'''Only support [[Theater in the United States]]''' per [[WP:ENGVAR]] [[User:Red Slash|<font color="#FF4131">Red </font>]][[User talk:Red Slash|<b><font color="#460121">Slash</font></b>]] 09:35, 16 December 2017 (UTC)
*'''Support''' per [[WP:CONSISTENCY]] with other articles, however, move to ''theater'' as that is the American spelling. '''<font face="Arial">[[User:CookieMonster755|<font color="crimson">CookieMonster755</font>]] <small>[[User talk:CookieMonster755|<font color="purple">𝚨-𝛀</font>]]</small></font>''' 04:04, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
*'''American English spelling is 'Theater'''' [[User:Randy Kryn|Randy Kryn]] ([[User talk:Randy Kryn|talk]]) 00:35, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
*'''Support''': Plenty of Americans use "theatre". I was taught to use it when I was a theatre graduate-student in the US. But if we need a good outside arbiter, let's look at which spelling the NYC theatre critics. [[User:Aristophanes68|<b style="color: magenta;">Aristophanes</b><b style="color: teal;">68</b>]] [[User talk:Aristophanes68|<i style="color: teal;">(talk)</i>]] 08:27, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
::Plus, the articles on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway use -re. [[User:Aristophanes68|<b style="color: magenta;">Aristophanes</b><b style="color: teal;">68</b>]] [[User talk:Aristophanes68|<i style="color: teal;">(talk)</i>]] 08:36, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
*'''American English spelling is 'Theater'''' - no reason to change original title. "Theater" is used by [https://www.nytimes.com/section/theater The New York Times] and others. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]<sup>[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]</sup> 08:52, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

==Appalling lead==
"'''[[Theatre|Theater]] of the United States''' is based in the [[Western world|Western]] tradition. [[Regional theater in the United States|Regional or resident theaters]] in the United States are professional theater companies outside New York City that produce their own seasons."

Really? [[User:Tony1|<b style="color:darkgreen">Tony</b>]] [[User talk:Tony1|<span style="color:darkgreen">(talk)</span>]] 06:17, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

: I rewrote it; how does it read now? Any suggestions for what else to add? [[User:Aristophanes68|<b style="color: magenta;">Aristophanes</b><b style="color: teal;">68</b>]] [[User talk:Aristophanes68|<i style="color: teal;">(talk)</i>]] 08:24, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

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