Roxanne Linnea Ray

Dramaturgy/Literary Management

Playwriting Credits

 

 

 

 

 

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Education

New York University, New York, New York   

Ph.D. in Performance Studies, January 2005; M.A., 2000.

Dissertation:       Mortalitys Reverberating Embrace:  The Resonance of Desire and Denial in Contemporary Performances of Death    (abstract)

Concentrations:        Trauma, Death and Performance; Feminist Performance, Post-1960

Committee:

Advisor:           Peggy Phelan, Stanford University

Members:        José Estéban Muñoz, New York University

Diana Taylor, New York University

Readers:          Barbara Browning, New York University

André Lepecki, New York University

Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts  

M.F.A. in Theater Arts (Playwriting concentration), 1996.

University of washington, Seattle, Washington   

B.A. Magna Cum Laude, in Drama, 1991.

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington   

B.A. Magna Cum Laude, in Women Studies, 1991.  With Distinction.

Granted an individual curriculum, by action of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences: social stratification, racism, and prostitution.

 

Scholarships and Academic Honors

TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP  Summer 2000, New York University, New York, NY

Paulette Goddard Scholarship  Spring 2000; New York University, New York, NY

Theater Arts Scholarship  1994 - 1995 and 1995 1996; Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Edwin and Leonora Fussell Scholarship  1989 1990; University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Alfred and Tillie Shemanski Scholarship  1988 1989; University of Washington, Seattle, WA

High Scholarship Certificate  1988 - 1989 and 1986 1987; University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Quarterly High Scholarship  12 Academic Quarters; University of Washington, Seattle, WA

 

Publications

“’Players New Challenge in International Examiner; v. 35, n. 9, May 7 - 20, 2008.  (full text)

 Déjà vu for ReAct Theatres Prelude to a Kiss’” in International Examiner; v. 35, n. 6, March 19 April 1, 2008.  (full text)

 Teen Drama Plays Out in BFE in International Examiner; v. 35, n. 4, February 20 March 4, 2008.  (full text)

 Sex in Seattle Stays True to Its Roots in Episode 15: The Anatomy of Love in International Examiner; v. 34, n. 20, October 17 November 6, 2007.  (full text)

 Choreographer Cheronne Wong: Refusing to be Pigeonholed as Only Asian in International Examiner; v. 34, n. 18, September 19 October 2, 2007.  (full text)

 Lee Rises to Rock Star Status in The Whos TOMMY’” in International Examiner; v. 34, n. 12, June 20 July 3, 2007.  (full text)

 ReACTs You Cant Take It With You Keeps Ethnic Diversity as Backdrop in International Examiner; v. 34, n. 10, May 16 -- June 5, 2007.  (full text)

 “’N*gger W*tback Ch*nk Travels by Word of Mouth in International Examiner; v. 34, n. 9, May 2 --16, 2007.  (full text)

Playwright Diana Son: Any Kind of Categorization is a Ghetto’” in International Examiner; v. 34, n. 6, March 21 April 3, 2007.  (full text)

 “’Insatiable! Whets the Appetite for APA Playwrights in International Examiner; v. 33, n. 22,

November 15 -- December 5, 2006.  (full text)

Playwright Naomi Iizuka Explores the Human Experience with an Eye for the Visual in International Examiner;   v. 33, n. 20, October 18 31, 2006.  (full text)

Six Degrees of Separation: ReAct Explores the Distance Between Us in International Examiner; v. 33, n. 14, June 19 August 1, 2006.  (full text)

 The Last Sunday in June: (Sub)culture Doesnt Mean Theyre All the Same in International Examiner; v. 33, n. 12, June 21 July 4, 2006.  (full text)

 Introduction: Illuminating the Past in 8 Plays from the Mae West Fest IX: Illuminating the Past: New

Dramas by Women; Seattle: Mae West Fest, 2006.  (full text)

Introduction: The Bonds of Intimacy in 8 Plays from the Mae West Fest 8: New Theatre by Women: The

Bonds Of Intimacy; Seattle: Mae West Fest, 2004.  (full text)

 

CURRICULUM PLANNING Experience

Program Manager   July 2007 to present; University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Program Manager for courses and programs in the Arts, in Educational Outreach.  Responsible for developing and managing educational courses and programs in performing and visual arts.

 

Research Experience

research Assistant   September 1999 to December 1999; New York University, New York, NY

Research assistant for Performance Studies visiting scholar Adrian Heathfield on his anthology entitled The Art of Death.

 

Research Interests     (Statement of Research Interests)

Death & Performance                               

Contemporary Theater & Performance                                              

Contemporary Popular Culture

Feminist Theater & Performance                      

Trauma Theory

Theater/Performance Ethics

 

Teaching Experience     (Statement of Teaching Philosophy)

Instructor  September 2000 to May 2002;  New York University, New York, NY

Served as graduate Instructor in the Expository Writing Program for two sections per semester of the Tisch School of the Arts (2001-2002) and the College of Arts and Sciences (2000-2001) core curriculums:

The World Through Art/Writing the World  (Spring 2002)

Art and the World/Writing the Essay  (Fall 2001)

Writing Workshop II  (Spring 2001)

Writing Workshop I  (Fall 2000)

Teaching Assistant   September 1994 to May 1996;   Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 

Served as graduate teaching assistant, presented lectures, and graded assignments for:

American Musical Theater  (THA 126B)

Topics in Theater and Drama -- The Avant-Gardes  (THA 195A)

Theater in History  (THA 1a and THA 1b)

Teaching Assistant   June 1989 to August 1989 and September 1988 to December 1988

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Served as undergraduate facilitator/teaching assistant in introductory Women Studies course.  Led discussion, explained material, evaluated weekly essays for discussion section with 15 students.

Writing Tutor   January 1989 to March 1989;  ASUW Writing Center, Seattle, WA

Tutored individual University of Washington students in the fundamentals of composition, and assisted students with outlining, editing, and rewriting.

 

 

Teaching Interests

Performance Theory                   

Playwriting

Dramaturgy                                    

Theater & Performance History

Dramatic Literature & Analysis            

Contemporary Theater & Performance

Experimental Theater & Performance            

Trauma Theory & Performance

Feminist Theater & Performance                      

Social/Political Performance

 

Professional Activities: Literary management and dramaturgy

 

Playwriting Credits, Grants, and Fellowships

 

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