Hello listeners! On this episode, we are so excited to bring on a fellow colleague from our days at Iowa, SARAH JOHNSON! Sarah Johnson is Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy and Head of the M.F.A. Dramaturgy program at Indiana University Bloomington. She researches and writes about intercultural theatre, new play development, and dramaturgy for applied theatre. In her creative work, she works professionally as a dramaturg with theatre companies across the country. Sarah Johnson is Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy and Head of the M.F.A. Dramaturgy program at Indiana University Bloomington. Her research focuses on intercultural theatre, new play development, and dramaturgical methodologies. Her writing has been featured in Asian Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, and multiple edited volumes. She works professionally as a dramaturg with theatre companies across the country. She was a casebook writer for Broadway's Allegiance. In regional theatre, she has provided dramaturgical support for productions with Outpost Repertory Theatre (as Resident Dramaturg), Timeline Theatre, Portland Stage, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Athena Arts Project, National Women’s Theatre Festival, and several playwriting clients. She serves as the Performance Review Editor for PARtake: The Journal for Performance as Research. Before her time at Indiana University Bloomington, she was the Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy and Head of Playwriting at Texas Tech University and Executive Director and Resident Dramaturg of the WildWind Performance Lab. https://theatre.indiana.edu/about/faculty/johnson-sarah.html GLISTEN Cho - Zebra Gel Pen .07mm Sam - Standard Time Sarah - Coach Bob Knights’ passing and Chair sale in his honor ________________________ Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode with your friends, or follow us on Instagram or Threads: @beckettsbabies
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