Kevin Landis, PhD, MFA is Professor and Director of the Theatre and Dance Program at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. His numerous published works range from culinary/theatrical intersections, to mobile Shakespeare, to American drag, to a book on performance anthropology. He is a visiting scholar at The Public Theater.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction Chapter One: One Public The ParkChapter Two: Up to the Delacorte Chapter Three: Under the Lights Interlude: Beowulf Boritt and Kenny Leon on Much Ado About Nothing LafayetteChapter Four: Four Twenty-Five Chapter Five: Coming Home Interlude: Justin Vivian Bond and Bridget Everett on Joe’s Pub Broadway ‘Bound’Chapter Six: A Night at the Disco Chapter Seven: Listen to Me Interlude: Lin-Manuel Miranda on Hamilton To the PeopleChapter Eight: Courting Controversy Chapter Nine: The American Neighborhood Interlude: Kwame Kwei-Armah on Public Works HopeChapter Ten: Rebirth Epilogue: Oskar Eustis Notes and SourcesIndex

The first book to hold a mirror up to an American theatre in the pandemic era. . . . The Public's leadership role in the field and the challenge of adhering to its increasingly relevant principles make One Public a compelling case study. As American theatre in the 2020s stands on 'the ledge of survival,' this book will be an instructive read for anyone interested in knowing how the field can endure.