Rachel E Anderson-Rabern Associate Professor of Theatre, Theatre Program Co-Director, Department Chair of Theatre & Dance
BiographyAs an artist/scholar, Rachel’s work centers on the ethical, political, and aesthetic stakes of contemporary theatre-making. On the stage and on the page, she investigates playfulness, improvisation, partnership, processes of group creativity, and fun. Her written scholarship includes the book, Staging Process: The Aesthetic Politics of Collective Performance (Northwestern University Press, 2020), multiple book chapters, and articles in publications including Theatre Journal, TDR: The Drama Review, European Stages, and Imagined Theatres. Her artistic scholarship, most often focused on directing and devising performance, has appeared at: Philadelphia Fringe Festival (Philly) where her company Three Sheets won the Best Digital Performance award in 2022 for their original piece Next Chapter. She has also directed for Pear Avenue Theatre (SF Bay Area), Stanford RepertoryTheatre (SF Bay Area), Miracle Theatre Group (Portland OR), and multiple colleges and universities on both coasts. http://www.rachelandersonrabern.com/ Research InterestsContemporary Performance, Experimental Performance, Devised Theatre, Improvisation, Ensemble, Partnership, Politics of Collaboration, Processes of Directing, Gender and Artistic Leadership, Playfulness, Slowness, Smallness, Fun, Yurts, Barns, Cabins, Fields, Trees, Bicycles, etc. EducationB.A., Reed College Ph.D., Stanford University |
Courses taughtTND 110 Global Theatre Perspectives TND185 Production Studio I TND 186 Acting I TND 2xx Theatre in Community TND 2xx Gender in Performance TND 385 Production Studio II TND 386 Directing Special Topics in: Collaboration Studies, Creative Partnership, Actor Training, Theatre History |