About the Project

A Midsummer Night's Dream performed in Denison, Iowa on June 6, 1911.

Community Arts Uncovered is an open-access digital humanities project that preserves, digitizes, and maps theatrical and performance ephemera from the United States, circa 1880-1930. The project is managed by Shakespeare scholar and community-based theatre historian, William Wolfgang, PhD. In addition to a mapping exhibit in development (see below), the project currently features two primary exhibits: 1) Case Study: Charlie Edwards & Kinsley, KS, and 2) Ephemeral Mysteries