Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – MADISON

Alumni

Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies MA/PhD alumni have established careers as teachers, independent scholars, and theatre practitioners internationally. This list includes the current positions of some of our alumni who have graduated since 2001. We look forward to adding more names to this list.

  • Jessica Berson (Ph.D. 2005), Lecturer, Dance Studies, Yale University
  • Kathleen Blum (Ph.D. 2001), Principal, Cliff Valley High School, Atlanta, GA
  • Kelly Bremner (Ph.D. 2008), Assistant Professor, Theatre, Emory and Henry College, Emory, VA
  • Stephen Burch (Ph.D. 2001), Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
  • Jeffrey P. Casey (Ph.D. 2016), Assistant Professor, Theater, Norwich University
    Jennifer Chapman (Ph.D. 2005), Associate Professor, Music and Theatre Arts, UW-Eau Claire
  • Lindsay Christians (M.A. 2008), Arts Writer for The Capital Times, Madison, WI
  • Jessica Gaspar Concepcíon (Ph.D. 2005) Associate Professor, Theatre, University of Puerto Rico – Cayay
  • John-Stuart Fauquet (Ph.D. 2011), Dramaturg and Director, New York, NY
  • Steve Feffer (Ph.D. 2003) Associate Professor, English, Western Michigan University
  • Sara Freeman (Ph.D. 2002) Associate Professor, Theatre Arts, University of Puget Sound
  • Melissa Friesen (Ph.D. 2005) Professor, Theatre and Communication, Bluffton University
  • James Frieze (Ph.D. 2002), Lecturer, School of Media and Creative Arts, Liverpool University
  • Takeo Fujikura (Ph.D. 2008), Professor, Waseda University, Japan
  • Patricia Gaborik (Ph.D. 2003), Instructor, Department of Communications and English at the American University of Rome (Italy)
  • Catherine Gleason (Ph.D. 2010), Assistant Teaching Professor, Theatre, University of Missouri – Columbia
  • Martine Kei Green-Rogers (Ph.D. 2010), Assistant Professor, SUNY New Paltz; President of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of America.
  • Erika Hughes (Ph.D. 2009), Academic Lead in the School of Art, Design and Performance at the University of Portsmouth (UK)
  • Kristin Hunt (Ph.D. 2006), Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Arizona State University.
  • Julie Jackson (Ph.D. 2003), Professor, History, Dramaturgy, Text Analysis, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
  • Baron Kelly (Ph.D. 2003), Associate Professor, University of Louisville
  • Victoria Lantz (Ph.D. 2010), Assistant Professor of Theatre History, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
  • Katherine Lieder (Ph.D. 2018) UCIS Visiting Professor in Contemporary Global Issues, University of Pittsburgh
  • Mary McAvoy (Ph.D. 2013) Assistant Professor, Theatre Education/Theatre for Youth, Arizona State University
  • Paulette Marty (Ph.D. 2003), Associate Professor, Theatre, Appalachian State University
  • David Mason (Ph.D. 2002), Associate Professor, Theatre, Rhodes College, Memphis TN
  • Allison Metz (Ph.D. 2008), Assistant Professor, Theatre, Grand Valley State University, Michigan
  • Cláudia Tatinge Nascimento (Ph.D. 2002), Professor and Chair of Theater and Dance, Macalaster College (MN)
  • Deidre Onishi (Ph.D. 2007), Assistant Professor, Cameron University, Lawton, OK
  • Joohee Park (Ph.D. 2010), Adjunct Instructor, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
  • Sandy Peterson (Ph.D. 2016), Financial Specialist, Wisconsin Union Theatre.
  • John Polak (Ph.D. 2005), Directing and Acting in San Francisco
  • Cassandra Proball (M.A. 2004), Education Director, Duluth Playhouse, Duluth, MN
  • John Ray Proctor (2013), Assistant Professor, Tulane University
  • Kirsten Pullen (Ph.D. 2001), Professor and Head, Department of Theatre, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaigne
  • Pete Rydberg (Ph.D. 2012), Assistant Professor, Thiel College, Greenville, PA
  • Megwyn Sanders-Andrews (Ph.D. 2017), Children’s Theatre of Madison
  • Neil Scharnick, (Ph.D. 2015), Associate Professor, Carthage College
  • Shannon Blake Skelton (Ph.D. 2013), Instructor, Theatre, Kansas State University
  • Michelle Solberg Ford (Ph.D. 2013), Associate Lecturer, Integrated Liberal Studies Program, UW-Madison
  • Anne Swedberg (Ph.D. 2006), Visiting Assistant Professor, Theatre, Wesleyan University
  • Angie Sweigert-Gallagher (Ph.D. 2008), Assistant Professor, Northeastern Illinois University
  • William Whitney (Ph.D. 2009), Administrator in the President’s Office and Adjunct Professor of Theatre, LeHigh University, Bethlehem, PA