IT Todoruț is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Theatre and Film, Babeș-Bolyai University, where she teaches courses in critical writing, dramaturgy, digital theatre, intermedia performance, and contemporary theatre. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Playwriting from Middlebury College in Vermont, U.S.A. She holds a Master of Arts in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism degree from Yale School of Drama, as well as a Doctor in Fine Arts degree from the same university. Her stage dramaturgy portfolio includes productions at the Yale Repertory Theatre (such as Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale, dir. Liz Diamond), and The American Theatre for Actors in New York, NY (Elfriede Jelinek's Shadow. Eurydice Says, dir. Jessica Rizzo). Her research interests focus on the intersections of theatre, technology, and society, as shown by her publications in journals such as Theater Magazine, TDR: The Drama Review, Modern Drama, Performance Research, Journal of Poverty, and Theatre History Studies. She publishes reviews in Romanian and international theatre publications such as Scena.ro and TheTheatreTimes.com. She served as Artistic Director of the 2023 International Online Theatre Festival (IOTF) which showcased 39 shows from 23 countries. Dr. Todoruț's research is characterized by a deep engagement with critical theory and a commitment to interdisciplinary approaches, as evidenced by her book Christoph Schlingensief's Realist Theatre (Routledge, 2022). Before BBU, she taught at Yale as well as at the United World College in China.

European drama, feminist theatre, digital theatre, ecodramaturgy

English, Romanian, French

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