“For scholars of performance studies or fan cultures, or for massive theatre nerds, Theatre Fandom is a must-read. The brilliant editors and contributors offer insightful explorations of how audiences engage with live performance, asking: Who gets to tell stories, and why are certain performances dismissed while others are celebrated? This collection opens up new ways to think about audience engagement and power. It’s a vital resource for anyone interested in how fandom reshapes live performance, especially in today’s pop-culture driven theatre landscape.”—Abigail De Kosnik, author, Rogue Archives: Digital Cultural Memory and Media Fandom

“Performance studies meets fandom studies, engagement in the arts meets participatory culture, as this long-overdue and groundbreaking collection expands the theoretical vocabulary of fan-focused research and tests it against a rich array of new cases. I learned something new on every page.”—Henry Jenkins, author, Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide

“As the first edited collection in this area, this book makes a significant contribution to the fields of both fan studies and theatre studies, offering new theoretical approaches, case studies, and arguments regarding the intersections between the two. Offering analysis of a broad range of case studies, fan practices, and audience behaviors, it is an indispensable resource for specialists in audience and fan studies, theatre studies, and the performing arts more widely.”—Rebecca Williams, author, Theme Park Fandom: Spatial Transmedia, Materiality and Participatory Cultures

"The subject of theatre fandom—despite being exceptionally important—has often been overlooked in both theatre/performance studies and in fandom studies. This much-needed book fills in this gap, and thankfully does a great job at doing so.”—Michael Boynton, Jacksonville State University

“Theatre Fandom fills a crucial gap in both performance and fan studies. Despite vast areas of overlap in inquiry, the topics addressed in this volume have been largely overlooked until now. With a wide and rich range of chapters addressing topics from digital engagement to identity and inclusion, this book will be of great use to scholars and the general reader alike."—Jessica Hillman-McCord, State University of New York at Fredonia