Jeanmarie Higgins
theatre history + theory
new play development
new works dramaturgy
c. v.
Education
PhD Theatre History, Theory & Criticism, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dissertation: Producing Absence: Theatrical Representations of Domestic Space
Committee: Herbert Blau; Sarah Bryant-Bertail; Nancy Hartsock; Barry B. Witham
MFA Playwriting, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
BA Theatre Arts, Drew University, Madison, NJ
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, School of Theatre
The Pennsylvania State University
2017 – present
Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy, Theatre Department
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2011 – 2017
Theatre & Performance Production Faculty
2007 – 2011
Courses Taught
Studio Courses
Playwriting / Interdisciplinary Art - New Performance Workshop / Theatre Collaboration
Theatre Studies Courses
Dramaturgy / Critical Performance Theory / Play Analysis / Research Methods / Introduction to Theatre / Ancient - 17th Century Theatre History / 17th – 20th Century Theatre History / Contemporary Theatre History / Women in Performance / Post-colonial Theory & Performance
New Works Dramaturgy
In process:
Inside Ashland, or Troublemaker, a new play about the life of civil rights organizer, Bayard Rustin
Capetown Fringe; Penn State School of Theatre; People's Light & Theatre, Malvern, PA.
Written and Directed by Steve Broadnax
Co-dramaturg, Leslie Gray
Steel Valley Rhythms, a multi-disciplinary project in percussive dance, music, labor studies, and community outreach
Penn State University
Choreographer, Michele Dunleavy
Co-Investigator, Anthony B. Buccitelli, PhD
Second Story Project
Children's Theatre of Charlotte & Actors Theatre of Charlotte
Playwright: Steven Dietz
Co-Investigators: Dr. Beth Murray; Adam Burke; Chip Decker
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WIN. PLACE. SHOW. AGA Collaborative Davidson College 2016
Choreographers: Gretchen Alterowitz, Alison Bory, Amanda Hamp
PLACED AGA Collaborative UNC Charlotte 2015
Choreographers: Gretchen Alterowitz, Alison Bory, Amanda Hamp
GEOMANCY Elisabeth Lewis Corley and Elizabeth Gray, poets. The Process Series UNC Chapel Hill 2015
Directed by Joseph Megel. Choreography by AGA Collaborative. An interdisciplinary performance with poetry, dance, and visual design.
IMPERIAL GESTURE Martha Graham Dance Company 2013
Choreographer, Kim Jones after Martha Graham (1935); Performed by Blakeley White-McGuire; Original Music by Pat Daughtery after Lehmann Engel (1935); Costume Design, Karen Young; Lighting Design, Judith Daitsman
NEW WORKS FESTIVAL UNC Charlotte Department of Theatre & Children’s Theatre of Charlotte 2013
Director Adam Burke
AND HOW TO BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE AGA Collaborative 2013
Gretchen Alterowitz, Alison Bory, Amanda Hamp. The Dance Complex, Boston (2015); Colby College (2014) UNC Charlotte, (2013)
MAMA GOOSE, UNC Charlotte and the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Libraries 2013
A new bilingual Spanish/English musical play for children by Beth Murray and Irania Patterson
Books (manuscripts in progress)
Domestic Space and Absence in Contemporary Performance
Editor, Teaching Critical Performance Theory in Today's Theatre Classroom, Studio, and Communities
Contributing Authors: Angela K. Ahlgren; Dina Amin; Maria Enriquez; La Donna L. Forsgren; Kikora Franklin; Jeanmarie Higgins; Stephanie Hodde; Les Hunter; Mimi Kammer; Beth Murray; Jean O'Hara; Jennifer Pierce; Jen Plants; Susan B. Russell; Isaiah Matthew Wooden; Samuel Yates
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Performance Reviews
Book Reviews
Other Publications
Funding and Awards
Interviews, Talks, Master Classes
University Dramaturgy
DREW UNIVERSITY
Boys Rule by Hannah Ponturo, 2017 New Works Festival
UNC CHARLOTTE
(Director) Gone Silent by Jennifer Maisel for After Orlando
Hamletmachine by Heiner Muller, director Robin Witt
Project/Hope (devised performance), director Robin Witt
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
New Works Festival 2011, director Rhonda Soikowski
New Work Festival 2010, director Richard E. T. White
New Works Festival 2009, director Bret Fetzer
The Good Person of Sichuan, 2009, director Megan Sandberg-Zakian
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
The Bacchae by Euripides, director Andrew Tsao
Symposia and Audience Talkbacks (selected)
© 2014