ATDS Member Emeline Jouve establishes ACTiF (American Contemporary Theater in France) research program! Why does American theater, despite the United States’ booming performing arts industry and global cultural influence, have such limited visibility on French stages? ACTiF is a pioneering action-research project that tackles this paradox, bridging a critical gap between performance studies and international […]

This spring, the second edition of “Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for Writers” will be released by Routledge and her new play “Backwards Forwards Back” will be seen in NYC. Jacqueline Goldfinger’s revised and expanded second edition of “Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for Playwrights” is being released by Routledge this spring. […]

Bess Rowen, Assistant Professor of Theatre at Villanova University, recently returned from leading a summer study abroad program for graduate students in Ireland. The course, called the Irish Summer Studio, involved leading students through a week of archival research in Galway and then two weeks of coursework at The Lir Academy in Dublin, including her […]

Mark Cosdon spent the fall 2023 semester teaching a course on contemporary US theatre at Sicily’s University of Palermo.  This past year, Cosdon was invited to make presentations at the University of Rome – Sapienza and the University of Bergamo. Cosdon was awarded a spring 2024 Fulbright to Egypt, but ultimately declined the honor.  Cosdon […]