Volume 3, Number 1
January 2018
Greetings
The Power of Unheard Voices: A Note From the Editors
Jennifer Goff & Julia Moriarty
Theatre as Change
Lebanese Prison Drama & Therapeutic Space: Zeina Daccache's Scheherazade' in Baabda
Zeina Salame
Prometheus Unbound: Re-Imagining Theatrical Protest and Socio-Political Commentary of Yesterday and Today
Rob Connick and John Paul Staszel
Transmediating the Tale: Gopala Davies's Barbe Bleue A Story of Madness
Catherine Makhumula
Historical Text and Context
Sentimentalism and the Stage: Reading and the American Identity in Royall Tyler's The Contrast
J.K. Rogers
New Historicists and Historical Advocates: The Continuing Controversy of Sir Thomas More
Patrick Midgely
Meet the Peer Reviewers
Karenanna Creps
Victor Holtcamp
The Power of Unheard Voices: A Note From the Editors
Jennifer Goff & Julia Moriarty
Theatre as Change
Lebanese Prison Drama & Therapeutic Space: Zeina Daccache's Scheherazade' in Baabda
Zeina Salame
Prometheus Unbound: Re-Imagining Theatrical Protest and Socio-Political Commentary of Yesterday and Today
Rob Connick and John Paul Staszel
Transmediating the Tale: Gopala Davies's Barbe Bleue A Story of Madness
Catherine Makhumula
Historical Text and Context
Sentimentalism and the Stage: Reading and the American Identity in Royall Tyler's The Contrast
J.K. Rogers
New Historicists and Historical Advocates: The Continuing Controversy of Sir Thomas More
Patrick Midgely
Meet the Peer Reviewers
Karenanna Creps
Victor Holtcamp
About the Contributors
ROB CONNICK is the Facilities Manager at California University of PA. He also recently taught at Edinboro University of PA and served as the Artistic Director for the Laugh/Riot Performing Arts Company. He received his Ph.D in Theatre from Bowling Green State University. His research has been presented at conferences for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, the International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, and the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association, as well as in Theatre Journal and Comparative Drama.
CATHERINE MAKHUMULA is a theatre academic and a creative activist. She has recently obtained her PhD in Drama and Theatre studies from Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She also holds an MA in International Performance Research from the University of Warwick, UK and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Catherine is currently a lecturer in theatre arts in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. Her current research interests include intermediality in the arts, creative activism and theatre for development.
PATRICK MIDGELY is a Presidential Fellow and Ph.D. student at Texas Tech University’s School of Theatre & Dance. He is a former professional actor for The American Shakespeare Center and a recent recipient of The Travis Bogard Artist-In-Residence Fellowship from The Eugene O’Neill Foundation. He has presented papers at The Blackfriars Conference, ASTR 2017, and The Eugene O’Neill International Conference in Galway, Ireland.
JK ROGERS is a PhD candidate at the University of Oregon in the Theatre Arts Department. She also holds a BA in English Literature from Connecticut College (1999); MAs in Theatre (2011) and English (2014) from the University of Nebraska Omaha; and a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Writing (2013) also from UNO. She is also presently working on a concurrent Master’s degree with the UO Arts and Administration Department, focusing on Performing Arts Management/Artistic Direction. In addition to being a permanent student, she is a Journeyman member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 42 in Omaha and Local 675 in Eugene. Her creative nonfiction has been published in The Briar Cliff Review (2014), ConnotationPress (April 2014), The NonBinary Review (December 2014), and The Thirteenth Floor Magazine (Spring 2015). J.K.’s research interests include Queer Theory, Gender Performance, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century theatre, Commedia dell’Arte, and Pop Culture/Visual Rhetoric. She has also designed numerous shows, as well as collaborated on adapting Shakespeare for the high school performer. Outside of the theatre, J.K. is currently working on learning glassblowing, and has a passion for cooking, knitting, and cheese. She currently lives in Oregon with her spoiled Maine Coon cats
ZEINA SALAME is a PhD candidate and graduate teaching fellow in Theatre Arts at the University of Oregon. Her dissertation, "Carried in One Woman: Survey, Analysis, and Reflection on Arab American Female Solo Performance" is forthcoming. She holds a graduate certificate in Women and Gender Studies from the University of Oregon, an MS in Theatre for Educators from Florida State University, and an MA in English from the University of North Florida. Additional areas of interest include acting and theatre pedagogy, applied theatre, drama therapy, and site specific theatre. Also a performer, director, and producer, Zeina is co-founder of Florida based theatre company The 5 & Dime.
JOHN PAUL STASZEL is an Assistant Professor at California University of Pennsylvania where he directs departmental productions and teaches courses in theatre history, dramatic literature, acting, and creative dramatics. JP completed his doctorate from Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in the spring of 2017 in the field of theatre and performance studies. His dissertation was titled Beyond the Thong: Contexts, Representations, and the Performance of Erotic Masculinities in Male Strip Show(s). JP also earned his MA in Theatre at BGSU as well as completing certificates in both Performance Studies as well as Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
JP has trained with several renowned theatre companies and artists including Pilobolus, Inlet Dance Theatre, and NACL (North American Cultural Laboratory), Tim Miller and Andrew Paleamo. JP’s research interests include Physical and Devised Theatre, Experimental Movement Training for Actors, Body Studies, and Performativity of Gender and Sexuality. He has published in Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies (CSCM), and The Journal of the Communication, Speech & Theatre Association of North Dakota. His research has been presented and performed at conferences such as the National Communication Association (NCA), Mid America Theatre Conference (MATC), the Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), the Association of Theatre Movement Educators (ATME), the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI), and the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC).
Header Image by Olivia Talbot Courtesy of John Paul Staszel and Rob Connick
ROB CONNICK is the Facilities Manager at California University of PA. He also recently taught at Edinboro University of PA and served as the Artistic Director for the Laugh/Riot Performing Arts Company. He received his Ph.D in Theatre from Bowling Green State University. His research has been presented at conferences for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, the International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, and the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association, as well as in Theatre Journal and Comparative Drama.
CATHERINE MAKHUMULA is a theatre academic and a creative activist. She has recently obtained her PhD in Drama and Theatre studies from Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She also holds an MA in International Performance Research from the University of Warwick, UK and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Catherine is currently a lecturer in theatre arts in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. Her current research interests include intermediality in the arts, creative activism and theatre for development.
PATRICK MIDGELY is a Presidential Fellow and Ph.D. student at Texas Tech University’s School of Theatre & Dance. He is a former professional actor for The American Shakespeare Center and a recent recipient of The Travis Bogard Artist-In-Residence Fellowship from The Eugene O’Neill Foundation. He has presented papers at The Blackfriars Conference, ASTR 2017, and The Eugene O’Neill International Conference in Galway, Ireland.
JK ROGERS is a PhD candidate at the University of Oregon in the Theatre Arts Department. She also holds a BA in English Literature from Connecticut College (1999); MAs in Theatre (2011) and English (2014) from the University of Nebraska Omaha; and a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Writing (2013) also from UNO. She is also presently working on a concurrent Master’s degree with the UO Arts and Administration Department, focusing on Performing Arts Management/Artistic Direction. In addition to being a permanent student, she is a Journeyman member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 42 in Omaha and Local 675 in Eugene. Her creative nonfiction has been published in The Briar Cliff Review (2014), ConnotationPress (April 2014), The NonBinary Review (December 2014), and The Thirteenth Floor Magazine (Spring 2015). J.K.’s research interests include Queer Theory, Gender Performance, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century theatre, Commedia dell’Arte, and Pop Culture/Visual Rhetoric. She has also designed numerous shows, as well as collaborated on adapting Shakespeare for the high school performer. Outside of the theatre, J.K. is currently working on learning glassblowing, and has a passion for cooking, knitting, and cheese. She currently lives in Oregon with her spoiled Maine Coon cats
ZEINA SALAME is a PhD candidate and graduate teaching fellow in Theatre Arts at the University of Oregon. Her dissertation, "Carried in One Woman: Survey, Analysis, and Reflection on Arab American Female Solo Performance" is forthcoming. She holds a graduate certificate in Women and Gender Studies from the University of Oregon, an MS in Theatre for Educators from Florida State University, and an MA in English from the University of North Florida. Additional areas of interest include acting and theatre pedagogy, applied theatre, drama therapy, and site specific theatre. Also a performer, director, and producer, Zeina is co-founder of Florida based theatre company The 5 & Dime.
JOHN PAUL STASZEL is an Assistant Professor at California University of Pennsylvania where he directs departmental productions and teaches courses in theatre history, dramatic literature, acting, and creative dramatics. JP completed his doctorate from Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in the spring of 2017 in the field of theatre and performance studies. His dissertation was titled Beyond the Thong: Contexts, Representations, and the Performance of Erotic Masculinities in Male Strip Show(s). JP also earned his MA in Theatre at BGSU as well as completing certificates in both Performance Studies as well as Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
JP has trained with several renowned theatre companies and artists including Pilobolus, Inlet Dance Theatre, and NACL (North American Cultural Laboratory), Tim Miller and Andrew Paleamo. JP’s research interests include Physical and Devised Theatre, Experimental Movement Training for Actors, Body Studies, and Performativity of Gender and Sexuality. He has published in Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies (CSCM), and The Journal of the Communication, Speech & Theatre Association of North Dakota. His research has been presented and performed at conferences such as the National Communication Association (NCA), Mid America Theatre Conference (MATC), the Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), the Association of Theatre Movement Educators (ATME), the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI), and the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC).
Header Image by Olivia Talbot Courtesy of John Paul Staszel and Rob Connick
