Cowling, ErinNieto-Cuebas, Glenda Y.Fernández, Esther2023-02-062023-02-062022Erin Alice Cowling, Esther Fernández & Glenda Y. Nieto-Cuebas (2022) Introduction: The Comedia Under Siege, Romance Quarterly, 69:2, 59-63, https://doi.org/10.1080/08831157.2021.2017239https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/2962This introduction engages with the meaning and socio-cultural impact of a variety of artistic contributions within the realm of Hispanic theater that have been carried out in the Spanish-speaking world in order to keep production of the comedia afloat during the confinement due to COVID-19. It discusses what this implies for an inherently live medium such as the theater and, ultimately, introduces the content of the rest of the volume.enAll Rights Reservedcomediaperformanceconfinementfifth wallcrisisArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1080/08831157.2021.2017239