THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

by Shari Barrett - October 15, 2025

Elliot Shoenman's newest play, Paper Walls is a story that reveals the enduring thread connecting the struggles of 20th-century immigrants seeking refuge and opportunity in America, with today’s vitriol debates around immigration policy. Our conversation explores the inspiration for it and how it re...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2025

The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day is coming to Miami’s New World Center this spring. The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day recreates the harrowing final 11 months of World War II in Europe. Learn how to attend....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2025

Following his sold-out 2023 performance of The Great War & The Great Gatsby, historian and narrator John Monsky returned to Carnegie Hall on Monday and Tuesday nights. See photos here!...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2025

Following his sold-out 2023 performance of The Great War & The Great Gatsby, historian and narrator John Monsky returns to Carnegie Hall this spring with a bold re-envisioning of his production. Learn more!...

by Josh Sharpe - January 09, 2025

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country’s founding and its eight-year War for Independence, will premiere on Sunday, November 16....

by Stephi Wild - December 17, 2024

After over fifteen years of pioneering interactive experiences to spark change through play, BAFTA-winning arts charity Coney has announced it will close in April 2025....

by Stephi Wild - October 24, 2024

Bush Theatre has announced that Tom Moutchi and Jamael Westman will appear as guest actors in the world premiere of Wolves On Road, a fast, funny, and furious new play from Beru Tessema (House of Ife), directed by Bush Theatre’s Associate Artistic Director, Daniel Bailey (Red Pitch, August in Englan...

by Stephi Wild - October 02, 2024

In recognition of American Archives Month, the Great American Songbook Foundation is offering rare public tours of its Songbook Library & Archives in October....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 01, 2024

March On's Fall Arts Festival in Washington, D.C. will honor James Baldwin and civil rights literary legends, featuring Walter Mosley, Keith Corbin, and Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Learn more about the festival! ...

by Josh Sharpe - September 12, 2024

American History Unbound and American Public Television (APT) has announced The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day, performed with the Boston Pops, will begin airing on public television stations nationwide and streaming on PBS.org beginning Friday, November 1, 2024....