Karen O'Brien | University of California, Irvine (original) (raw)

THEATRE DIRECTOR & DRAMA SCHOLAR
Artistic concentration in theatre directing, generative dramaturgy, contemporary modes of performance creation, new play development, and theatre for social change. Research specialization in Irish/postcolonial drama from ecocritical and feminist perspectives with additional focus in the emerging interdisciplinary field of ecology and performance (and environmental arts). Experience designing and teaching a range of courses in theatre practice and literature/theory. Administrative work advancing arts and diversity initiatives. Committed to linking performance and literature across art forms, to supporting transdisciplinary perspectives, and to advancing arts for community betterment.

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