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Mary Cogar
Job Title: Dramaturg
Organization affiliation:
Location: Milwaukee,
WI
Optimist Theatre
Education:
M.A., English Language and Literature, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
B.A., English with minor in Humanities: Medieval and Renaissance, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Areas of Expertise:
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English texts and translations
Medieval and Renaissance texts and history
Adapting and editing classical texts
Working with writers to develop scripts
Language(s) spoken:
English, French
Recent Work:
Full original edits from electronic Folio to production text for Milwaukee's Shakespeare in the Park (Tempest, 2010; Twelfth Night, 2011; Macbeth, 2012; As You Like It, 2013)
Full edit of Winter's Tale for Utah Shakespearean Festival, 2011 (co-edited by Laura Gordon, director of production)
Humanities liaison between Optimist Theatre's To Be: Shakespeare Here and Now productions and the Wisconsin Humanities Council
Instructor: Early English Literature, Marquette University, 2010-present
Instructor: Writing, Alverno College, 2002-present