Diane Brewer is the John David Lutz Distinguished Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Evansville. She dramaturgs and directs text-based as well as ensemble-generated productions. As part of her dramaturgical work, she designs and supports conversations and collaborations with artists, scientists, teachers, students, and community leaders in Evansville. She has developed new work in venues such as Tofte Lake Center, The New Harmony Project, the Utah Shakespearean Company Plays in Progress, the Mark Taper Forum’s P.L.A.Y, and the University of Evansville. Her work as a director is a featured subject in Deaf Side Story: Deaf Sharks, Hearing Jets and a Classic American Musical (Gallaudet University Press). Her published articles have appeared in The Dramaturgy Protocol, The Dramaturgy Sourcebook (vols. 4 and 5), Theatre Topics, PAJ: Performing Arts Journal, and HowlRound at the Center for Theater Commons. She is a member of LMDA.

Production Dramaturgy, New Play Development, Community Collaboration

English, Spanish

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