Abstract
The real work of performance-as-research in early drama, intellectually and emotionally, begins in the earliest planning stages -- especially when the event is so large that drama historians continue to wonder whether it could ever really have been done and, if so, "why they would do such a thing." In this paper, the head organizer for the upcoming York 2025 all-day production in Toronto (June 7, 2025) positions and defends his work in relation to ongoing debates about feasibility, to a thorough assessment of extant records, and to comparably impossible modern performances at which the emotions and enjoyment of participants seem to have been thoroughly engaged.
Recommended Citation
Sergi, Matthew
(2025)
"From Whether to Why: Preparing for the 2025 York Plays,"
ROMARD: Vol. 61, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/romard/vol61/iss1/5
