Education

Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate School, Theatre, 2002

Acting and Directing course work, Goodman School of Drama, 1975-76

B.A., Lewis and Clark College, Theatre, 1975 cum laude

Dissertation

Performative Pain: Building Culture on the Bodies of Actors and Artists (2002)

Area of Specialization

Spectator response theory.

Areas of Concentration

Medieval theatre and cultural studies; performance and body art; acting theory; Classical theatre and drama. Current research interests: theatre and globalization, cognitive neuroscience, furrie fandom.

Special Skills and Training

Acting: Phil Gushee (Meisner Technique)

Voice (Singing): Chicago Conservatory College, Marcia Gronewald (San Francisco)

Choreography: Douglas Dunn, Margaret Jenkins, Brenda Way

Dance: Modern Dance (Hawkins and Cunningham techniques); Ballet; Jazz

Movement: Iyengar yoga; T'ai Chi; work based on Grotowski, Feldenkrais, Alexander, Mabel Todd