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During the first decade of the 20th century, a new vehicle for public entertainment--the cinema--began to erode the popularity of large theatrical performances. At the same time, playwrights and artists started to experiment with new forms of live theater, adopting more realistic styles, developing innovative staging methods, and choosing topics that often reflected social issues of the Progressive Era.

In a talk moderated by the Newberry’s Liesl Olson, Dorthy Chanksy and Rachel Shteir discuss the development of this "Little Theatre Movement," focusing on the contradictions between its ideals and its disparities related to gender, class, and race, as well as Little Theatre's ongoing influence on American culture--including its formative effect on second-wave feminist icon Betty Friedan.