Table of Contents:
  • The theater as community life: 1790 to 1830
  • Theater as community investment: 1830 to 1870
  • Theater as Destination: 1870 to 1897
  • Theater as big business: 1897 to 1915
  • Theater as distraction: 1915 to 1931
  • Theater as social change: 1931 to 1940
  • Theater as regional renaissance: 1940 to 1968
  • Theater as civic identities: 1968 to 1979
  • Theater as cultural capital: The 1980s
  • Conclusion: Pittsburgh in stages.