LMDA Twitter Project

An American Dramaturg in Moscow 

The LMDA Twitter Project travels to the heart of Russia with 2010 Elliot Hayes Award Winner Robyn Quick. Robyn, who is currently in Russia as a Fulbright Senior Scholar, will share her experiences as a dramaturg, teacher and cultural explorer.

Week Ten: Ellen Joffred 

Nov 14 - Nov 20: Ellen Joffred 

Focus: “A week in the life of one MFA Dramaturgy candidate at Columbia.”

Bio: Ellen Joffred is a theatre artist born and raised in Berks County, PA.  Currently based in NYC, she is a third year Dramaturgy MFA candidate at Columbia University.  Her interests include investigating theatricality, the beauty and futility of language, cross-cultural collaborations, mash-ups, and theatre transcending language.   www.EllenJoffred.com

Questions from LMDA

What is your definition of dramaturgy?

Its Gonna Be a MFA Life 

For week 10 of the LMDA Twitter Project, we are excited to follow Ellen Joffred, a current MFA student at Columbia University.  To learn more about Ellen or the the Twitter Project, check out the project page HERE.

Week Nine: Toby Malone 

Nov 7- Nov 13: Toby Malone 

Focus: " I currently have several projects under development; in late November I am coordinating The Word Festival, a multi-disciplinary event based around the 1611 publication of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' and the King James Bible, so I will be speaking to many of the festival's projects, including a world premiere staged reading of the popular 'Kill Shakespeare' graphic novels. Soulpepper also recently announced its 2012 season, and I will check in on my department's research for the coming year."

Bio: Toby Malone is Resident Dramaturg, Literary Manager, and Associate Artist at Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company, North America's only year-round classical repertory company.  He divides his time between classical production dramaturgy and the establishment of a New Play Development unit at Soulpepper.  Toby attended the University of Western Australia, Queen's University at Kingston, and completed a PhD at the University of Toronto.  Toby is Australian, but rest assured he tweets in a Canadian accent.

An Australian who Tweets with a Canadian Accent 

For week 9 of the LMDA Twitter Project, LMDA welcomes guest tweeter Toby Malone.  Toby, a native Australian, is the Resident Dramaturg, Literary Manager, and Associate Artist at Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company and will be giving a behind the scenes look at their upcoming season as well the The Word Festival,  a multi-disciplinary event based around the 1611 publication of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' and the King James Bible.  To learn more about Toby or the Twitter Project, click HERE.

Week Eight: Jeremy Fiebig 

Oct 31-Nov 6: Jeremy Fiebig

Focus: " I'm currently working on a production of  A Midsummer's Night Dream and am planning for a production of As You Like It. I'll be tweeting about these projects and about educational dramaturgy -- preparing undergraduate actors and university/college communities for plays."

Bio: Jeremy Fiebig is Assistant Professor of Theatre & Directing at Fayetteville State University and a graduate of the Mary Baldwin College/American Shakespeare Center program in Shakespeare & Renaissance Literature in Performance and William Jewell College.  A director, dramaturg, and sometime designer, he balances a generalist focus with a strong interest in Shakespeare's early modern staging practices and audience studies.

Questions from LMDA:

What is your definition of dramaturgy?

The Secret Life of a Theatre Professor 

In week 8 of the LMDA Twitter Project, LMDA welcomes guest tweeter Jeremy Fiebig, Assistant Professor of Theatre & Directing at Fayetteville State University.  Jeremy will be sharing a behind the scenes look at some of his current projects as well as what its like working in education dramaturgy.  For more info about Jeremy, click HERE.

A Literary Life 

For week seven of the LMDA Twitter Project we head behind the scenes of the life of a literary intern.  Bree Windham, current literary intern at Florida Studio Theatre, will share insights from some of her current favorite projects.  To learn more about Bree or the LMDA Twitter Project, click HERE

Week Seven: Bree Windham 

Oct 24-Oct 30: Bree Windham

Focus: "I will be focusing on some of my favorite projects since being at Florida Studio Theatre. One is a new play workshop that I have been dramaturging with playwright Mark Brown on his latest project, The Quest for Don Quixote. The second is a study guide for our Write a Play program’s production of Jack and the Enchanted Beanstalk. I am also working with our education department to develop a children’s piece centered on Hiroshima in 1945."

Bio: Bree Windham is currently a literary intern at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota, Florida. She graduated in May from Auburn University with a degree in Theatre and a focus in Dramaturgy.

Questions from LMDA:

What is your definition of dramaturgy?

"I believe dramaturgy is a catalyst; enabling a production or script to reach its fullest potential dramatically by aiding the ongoing process."

Week Six: Julie Felise Dubiner 

Oct 17-Oct 23: Julie Felise Dubiner

Focus: A week at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, plus a peak into the LMDA Board meeting.

 
 
 
 
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