Ryan Butler
PhD Student; BA in Classics, University of Arizona, 2005 (cum laude); MA in Literature, Northern Arizona University, 2009 (with distinction)
2012-13 GTF Teaching Assignments: Introduction to Theater Arts, Acting I
Research Interests: psychedelia in the performing arts, hero worship in dramatic literature, subversive drama, one person shows, stand-up comedy
Recent Production Credits:
Playwright/Actor- The Wizards Have Landed, 2011; Director/Actor- An Evening at Fleet Street: Highlights from Sweeney Todd, 2008; Director- American Millionaire, 2007
Rachel Foran
PhD Student; BA in Technical Theatre, Western Oregon University, 2005; MA in Theatre, Portland State University, 2011
2012-13 GTF Teaching Assignments: Acting I
(recent courses also include: Introduction to Theater Arts, Acting I, Scene Shop)
Research Interests: Irish drama and dark comedy
Recent Production Credits:
Scenic Design- Mad Duckling Children’s Theatre, 2012; Sound Design- An Oak Tree with Our Shoes are Red/The Performance Lab, 2011; Stage Manager- Awake and Sing! with University Theatre, 2012; A Comedy of Errors, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Death of a Salesman with Bag&Baggage Productions, Portland; Dramaturg- Taming of the Shrew and A Woman’s Prize with Bag&Baggage Productions, Portland
Abigail Leeder
PhD Student; MA in Drama Therapy, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco; RDT
Director of Sexual Violence Prevention and Education, UO; Staff in residence with UO Center on Diversity and Community
Research Interests: applied theatre and theatre for social change
Publications: Articles relating to her work with incarcerated women using drama therapy and theatre as a tool for personal growth and empowerment for women.
Awards, Accomplishments, Professional Memberships:
Founding Member, Emerald Valley Playback Theatre, Eugene
Damond Morris
PhD Candidate; Masters Certificate in Sustainability Leadership (Oregon Leadership in Sustainability), UO PPPM program; MA, Western Washington University (Thesis Title: Towards a Recycled Theatre)
Dissertation: Historiographic focus on formative forces for the Oregon Unit of the Federal Theatre Project, under the WPA, including the Independent Theatre Movement, West Coast Vaudeville and the Oregon State Mythos
2012-13 GTF Teaching Assignments: Introduction to Theater Arts, Acting I
(recent courses also include: History of Theater I, II, III; Theatre of the Great Depression, Scene Shop)
Awards, Accomplishments, Professional Memberships:
Education Committee for the Broadway Green Alliance; Founder/Former Artistic Director, Shakespeare NorthWest; Technical Director, Seattle University and Western Washington University; Adjunct Faculty and interim department head, Skagit Valley College
Recent Production Credits:
Director- Awake and Sing! with University Theatre, 2012; Production Manager- Earth Matters Onstage, UO, 2009
Tricia Rodley
PhD Candidate; BAs in Theatre and English, University of Oregon; MA in Classical Acting, The Central School of Speech and Drama, London
2012-13 GTF Teaching Assignments: History of Theatre I, Acting II and III
(recent courses also include: Introduction to Theater Arts, Acting I and II)
Research Interests: acting, actor training, voice and text, dramaturgy, language-based plays, Shakespeare, Moliere
Awards, Accomplishments, Professional Memberships:
ASTR (Ecology and Performance Working Group, 2012 conference); Co-Artistic Director, Mad Duckling Children’s Theatre, 2011-12; Member, Actor’s Equity; Co-Founder and former member, Printer’s Devil Theatre, Seattle
Recent Production Credits:
Director- Creature with University Theatre, 2013; The Commedia Pinocchio and Alice in Wonderland with Mad Duckling Children’s Theatre, 2011 and 2012; “Word Plays” with Pocket Playhouse, 2012; Voice and Text Coach- Arabian Nights with University Theatre, 2012; Love’s Labors Lost, with University Theatre, 2010
Jean Sidden
PhD Candidate; BA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance, Arizona State University (summa cum laude); MA in Theatre Studies, University of Arizona; Graduate work in Dramaturgy at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
2012-13 GTF Teaching Assignments: Acting I, History of Theater II and III
(recent courses also include: Introduction to Theater Arts; Acting I, II, III)
Awards, Accomplishments, Professional Memberships:
School of Theatre Arts Graduate Creative Achievement Award, University of Arizona, 2008; Founder and Managing Director, Road West Theatre, Goodyear, AZ; Founding Member, Merely Players, New York City; Actor, Director, Playwright, Teacher and Dramaturg in North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arizona
Recent Production Credits:
Director- New Voices with University Theatre, 2012; OTMA with Pocket Playhouse, 2012; Actor- Salmon is Everything with University Theatre, 2011
Michelle Yeadon
PhD Student; BA, Oregon State University; MA, Portland State University; one year study abroad at University of Sussex, England
2012-13 GTF Teaching Assignments: Acting I and II
(recent courses also include: Introduction to Theater Arts; Acting I)
Research Interests: Mediatized Culture, dramatic use of virtual space, new media in performance
Awards, Accomplishments, Professional Memberships:
Co-Artistic Director, Mad Duckling Children’s Theatre, 2012-13; Irene Ryan Acting Nomination, University Theatre production of The Crucible, 2012
Recent Production Credits:
Director- Cinderella! Cinderella! with Mad Duckling Children’s Theatre, 2012; Actor- The Crucible with University Theatre, 2012