Contemporary American theater Although earlier styles of theater such as minstrel shows and Vaudeville acts have disappeared from the landscape, theater still remains a popular contemporary American art form. Broadway productions still entertain millions of theatergoers even as productions have become more elaborate and expensive. At the same time, theater has also served as a platform for expression, and as a venue for identity exploration for underrepresented, minority communities, who have formed their own companies and created their own genres of works, including those created by August Wilson, Tony Kushner, David Henry Hwang, John Guare, and Wendy Wasserstein. Smaller urban theaters have stayed a source of innovation, and regional theaters remain an important part of theater life. Drama is also taught in high schools and colleges, which was not done in previous eras, and many become interested in theater through this genre. See also List of playwrights from the United States List of American plays Dance in the United States References Further reading Botto, Louis. At this theatre : 100 years of Broadway shows, stories and stars (2002) online Brockett, Oscar G., and Robert R. Findlay. "Century of Innovation: A History of European and American Theatre and Drama Since 1870." (1973). online Brown, Gene. Show time: a chronology of Broadway and the theatre from its beginnings to the present (1997) online Burke, Sally. American Feminist Playwrights (1996) online Fisher, James. ed. Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater: 1930-2010 (2 vol. 2011) Krasner, David. American Drama 1945 – 2000: An Introduction (2006) Krasner, David. A beautiful pageant : African American theatre, drama, and performance in the Harlem Renaissance, 1910-1927 (2002) online Krutch, Joseph Wood. The American drama since 1918 : an informal history (1939) online McGovern, Dennis. Sing out, Louise! : 150 stars of the musical theatre remember 50 years on Broadway (1993) based on interviews. online Mathews, Jane DeHart. Federal Theatre, 1935-1939: Plays, Relief, and Politics (Princeton UP 1967) online Miller, Jordan Yale and Winifred L. Frazer. American Drama between the Wars (1991) online Palmer, David, ed. Visions of Tragedy in Modern American Drama (Bloomsbury, 2018). Richardson, Gary A. American Drama through World War I (1997) online Roudane, Matthew C. American Drama Since 1960: A Critical History (1996) online Shiach, Don. American Drama 1900–1990 (2000) Vacha, John. From Broadway to Cleveland : a history of the Hanna Theatre (2007) in Cleveland. Ohio online Watt, Stephen, and Gary A. Richardson. American