美国历史上尽管没有全面系统的戏剧审查制度或标准,但有关当局和机构实质上从没有放松过对戏剧创作和舞台表演的监管。通过梳理各个历史时期美国戏剧审查的形式、方法和主要监管的内容,剖析典型案例和戏剧事件,我们可以触摸到美国文化跳动的脉动,也可以感受到美国历史的发展轨迹和社会的进步。 In the history of the United States, although there was no comprehensive and systematic system or standard of theater censorship, the relevant authorities and institutions have never actually relaxed the regulation of drama creation and stage performances. By analyzing the form, method and main regulatory content of the American theater censorship in various historical periods and analyzing typical cases and dramatic events, we can touch on the pulsation of American culture and on the trajectory of the history of the United States and the progress of society.