I teach undergraduate and graduate courses in theatre history and dramatic literature and, through the Humanities Program, I also teach courses in disability studies. My research has focused on copyright, intellectual property, and the historical development of the admission fee system in London and U.S. theatres. I also write plays, some of which have been produced.
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Dramatic literature, theory and criticism, disability studies
HUMN 4050 - Representations of People with Disabilities
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Spring 2021
Examines the representation of people with disabilities in canonical and contemporary literature and drama, and introduces students to disability theory and the history of people with disabilities.
THTR 1009 - Theatre and Society
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2020
Explores the importance of telling (and listening) to stories from the stages of the world; in theatre we learn what people value in their time and place. Investigates the range of genres of theatre in today's society and how theatrical artwork is devised and presented. Ideal for non-majors.
THTR 1011 - Global Theatre 1: Live Performance to Shakespeare
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Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
Travels across four continents exploring live performance from the beginning of recorded history to Shakespeare through various forms of theatrical storytelling including masked dramas, shadow puppets, kabuki, passion plays and commedia.
THTR 1019 - Script Laboratory: Text Analysis and Practice for the Theatre
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
Introduces fundamental methods of text analysis for performance. Equips theatre makers with common vocabulary and concepts to more effectively communicate when collaborating with other artists. Provides tools for analyzing any narrative art form.
THTR 2021 - Global Theatre 2: Contemp Relevance and Resonance Forms of Pre-Colonial Modern Th
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Spring 2025
This course explores world performance and theatre before and after European imperialism and settler colonialism, until 1850. By studying examples from Africa, Greece, Asia, India, Europe, and the Americas we will better understand the roots of theatre and performance today, and gain insight into epistemologies that might spur how to imagine into being a more equitable and sustainable world.
THTR 4149 - Theatre Internship
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Spring 2025 / Summer 2025 / Spring 2026
Provides opportunities for theatre majors to explore career opportunities in theatre fields other than, or in addition to, those with performance emphasis. Students apply knowledge and skills developed in their major studies to a practical work experience. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended requisite: 30 credit hours in THTR.
THTR 5011 - Seminar: Theory and Criticism
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2021
Studies theories and criticisms of drama and theatrical performances from Plato to post-modernism.
THTR 5049 - Topics in Theatre Studies
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Spring 2024
Provides an opportunity for an in-depth study of a particular topic in theatre (e.g., a historical period, a region, a group or artist, a theorist, a concept). Topic specified in the Online Schedule Planner.
THTR 6021 - On-Stage Studies: Shakespeare
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Spring 2020
Studies Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatic texts as playscripts for performance, with particular attention to contemporary Shakespeare criticism and landmark Shakespeare productions over the last two centuries.
THTR 6041 - Theatre and Performance Histories 2
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2025
Studies global histories of theatre and performance from colonization to the present, with particular attention paid to critical and theoretical responses to work from the period.
THTR 6959 - Master's Thesis
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Spring 2021 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
