A 1619 outbreak of plague in France, rooted largely in Paris, led to the first medical mask. As the disease killed some 80 percent of those it afflicted, French doctor Charles De Lorme invented an ...

The Plague Doctor’s eerie beak mask was designed to protect against “evil” smells thought to cause disease. But the truth behind this creepy costume will shock you! Discover the medically ...

Plague Mask Players has specialized in twists on Shakespeare, a popular but often misguided strategy to modernize the Bard that can wind up undermining the text. Not so with this young company ...

Last weekend, Plague Mask Players (PMP) opened Alice: A Variation on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland at the Wyly Studio Theater. The play is part of the Elevator Project series which gives ...

The story is technically the same, but, in the new production by Plague Mask Players (PMP), an updated story and a modern approach to an old classic will make its Dallas premiere on Thursday ...

Plague Mask Players has specialized in twists on Shakespeare, a popular but often misguided strategy to modernize the Bard that can wind up undermining the text. Not so with this young company ...