Theatre History Studies is a peer-reviewed journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-American Theatre Conference (MATC), a regional body devoted to theatre scholarship and practice. The purpose of MATC is to unite people and organizations in their region with an interest in theatre and to promote the growth and development of all forms of theatre.

Contributions by: Joseph Bromfield, Jackson R. Bryer, Jennifer Jones Cavenaugh, Larry D. Clark, Paul Cornwell, Christin Essin, Valleri J. Hohman, Marc Martinez, Elizabeth Osborne