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Vera Brunner-Sung Chosen for Sundance Fellowship
Please join us in congratulating Vera Brunner-Sung on her recent selection as a 2020 Sundance Institute FilmTwo Fellow. The fellowship, supported by Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, provides…
Dr. Rebecca Turk accepts position at Denison University
Please join the Department of Theatre in congratulating and sending best wishes to Dr. Rebecca Turk! After nine years as the Costume Studio Manager, Dr. Turk has accepted the position of Visiting…

Professor Emeritus Dennis Parker
"Dennis A. Parker, age 78 of Dayton, Ohio (formerly of Columbus) passed away on July 30, 2020 after a short illness. He was born on September 27, 1941 in Port Huron, Michigan to the late Margaret…

Professor Jeanine Thompson Interviews Jesse Eisenberg
On June 10th, Professor Jeanine Thompson, director of the Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute, interviewed Jesse Eisenberg and Lorin Eric Salm (2020 Theatre Research Institute Award…

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:…

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…