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Alum Francesca Spedalieri Accepts Position at State University New York Stony Brook
Congratulations to Francesca Spedalieri (MA, '11; PhD, '17) as she was appointed to a tenure track position at State University New York Stony Brook. Her split position is with the Department of…
Alum Elizabeth Wellman Accepts Position at University of North Carolina Wilmington
Elizabeth Wellman (MA, '11; PhD, '15) has accepted a tenure-track position teaching theatre history and dramatic literature in the Department of Theatre at the University of North Carolina…
Graduate Student Jessica Hughes Receives Coca-Cola Award
Graduate student Jessica Hughes received a Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women Grant for Research on Women, Gender, and Gender Equity. The Women's Place, awarded $1,000 to "Far Away: Research…
Andrew Shelton Named Interim Chair
Executive Dean Gretchen Ritter has appointed Professor of History of Art Andrew Shelton to serve as the interim chair of the theatre department from July 1, 2020 to July 30, 2021.
Shelton…
2020 Excellence Awards
Each year, the Department of Theatre recognizes a select group of students for their outstanding contributions in service, creative activity, scholarship, and teaching. Each individual has been…
2020 - 2021 Undergraduate Scholarships Announced
The Gerald R. Black Scholarship Fund for Recognition of Excellence in Theatre was established in 1974 in memory of Gerald R. Black, a 1924 graduate of The Ohio State University. The scholarship is…
Doctoral Candidate Aviva Neff Tapped for Council of Graduate Students Position
Doctoral Candidate Aviva Neff has been elected to serve as chair of the Council of Graduate Students' academic affairs committee for 2020-21. In this role, she has also been appointed to serve on…
Truett at American Society Theatre Research Conference
Joshua Truett attended the American Society Theatre Research conference “Theatre’s Many Publics”. At the conference, he gave the presentation “Muxe Velas and Fiesta Queens: Indigenous…
Graduate Student's Film Headed to Phoenix Film Festival
MFA student Rina Hajra's film My Sekret War is headed to the 2020 Phoenix Film Festival this March.
The film depicts a young woman's struggle to overcome the cruelty she…