Joan Robbins

Photo of Joan
Name:
Joan Robbins
Title:
Dramaturge and Associate Professor of Theatre Arts; Department Chair of Performing Arts
Phone:
419-772-2487
Office:
Performing Arts Center 123
Address:
525 South Main Street, Ada, OH, 45810
Research Interests
International Theatre, Theatrical Translation, Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama
Employee degree:

BA, Boston College

MFA, Yale University

DFA, Yale University

Biography

Recent Scholarship:  Publication:  “A Cuban Odyssey: Dramaturgy as Collective, Intercultural Learning,” Theatre/Practice: The Online Journal of the Practice/Production Symposium of the Mid America Theatre Conference, Vol. 8 (2019).

Presentation: “Staging Plays in Translation at Universities and Colleges,” Panelist, ALTA (American Literary Translators Association), Annual Conference, November 2019), Rochester, NY.

Grant/Dramaturgy:  2018. Recipient, Fulbright Scholar in Residence Grant. To support the residency of Indian Theatre Artist, Gaurav Saini at Ohio Northern University, 2019.

Classes/Subjects Taught include:  Theatre History, Play Analysis, Dramatic Literature, Directing, Playwriting.