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Early Theatre publishes original, peer-reviewed research on medieval and early modern drama and theatre history. We began as a newsletter associated with the Records of Early English Drama project and the journal continues to welcome submissions that engage documentary evidence pertaining to actors, theatres, music, dance, and entertainment of all kinds. We also celebrate and showcase critical studies of plays and performances. In particular, the editors encourage original discussions of underexplored plays, authors, or types of performance; arguments that challenge conventional assumptions about periodization, performance, or reception; and studies that bring new theoretical, critical, or performance approaches to bear on early texts.