American Society for Theatre Research

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American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) is a non-profit organization established in 1956. [1] [2] [3] It publishes the journal Theatre Survey. It is a member of the American Council of Learned Societies.

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References

  1. The Oxford Companion to American Theatre - Page 27 0195169867 Gerald Bordman, Thomas S. Hischak - 2004 - AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THEATRE RESEARCH. Founded in 1956 and incorporated in 1967 as a tax-exempt organization under New Jersey law, its purpose is “to serve the needs of theatre historians in the practice of their profession, and ...
  2. The American Stage - Page 5 0521412382 Ron Engle, Tice L. Miller - 1993 Educational Theatre Journal (of which Barnard Hewitt was the first editor) was founded by the American Educational Theatre Association in 1949, and Theatre Survey (published by the American Society for Theatre Research) was established ...
  3. The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre 140814591X Jonathan Law - 2013 An associated body, the American Society for Theatre Research, was founded in 1956 in New York. Society of London Theatre (SOLT) The trade association founded in 1908 (as the Society of West End Theatre) to represent central London's ..