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JANE TEMPLE PETERSON Department of Theatre and Dance Montclair State University Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 (973) 655-7342 EDUCATION: Ph.D. University of Missouri--Columbia, Department of Theatre, 1989 M.A. Tulane University, Department of Theatre, 1973 B.A. Tulane University, Department of Theatre, 1970 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: Associate Professor Department of Theatre and Dance, Montclair State University, 2000--present Assistant Professor Department of Theatre and Dance, Montclair State University; 1994-2000 Assistant Professor (Joint Appointment) Humanities Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Rutgers-Newark; 1989-1994 Resident Dramaturg Department of Theatre, Indiana University; 1985-1989 COURSES TAUGHT: Undergraduate: Graduate: Drama of Diversity Dramaturgy Dramatic Criticism Graduate Research Methods Theatre History: Greek to Elizabethan Non-Western Theatre & Drama Theatre History: Restoration to the Present Contemporary Theatre Practice Playscript Interpretation Tragic Elements of the Drama Honors Seminar in Great Books and Ideas Comic Elements of the Drama Introduction to Theatrical Medium Modern/Contemporary Theatre Playwriting History American Drama Readings in Graduate Theatre World History I & II Dramatic Criticism English Composition Peterson 2 PUBLICATIONS: Books: Women Playwrights of Diversity: A Bio-bibliographical Sourcebook. Co-author Suzanne Bennett. Westport (CT): Greenwood Press, 1997 Articles in Books: “’Not As Other Boys’: Robert Edmond Jones and the Designs of Desire.” Passing Performances. Eds. Kim Marra and Robert Schanke. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan P, 2002. “Direction by Design(er): Robert Edmond Jones and the New Provincetown Players.” Experiments, Rebels, and Disparate Voices: The Theatre of the 1920s Celebrates American Diversity. Eds. Arthur Gewirtz and James Kolb. New York: Praeger, 2003. “From Deomonization and Exotification to Reality: Muslims and War in Three Centuries of American Drama.” Eds. Marc Maufort and Barbara Ozieblo. Brussels: Peter Lang. (under consideration) “Harems and Hookahs: Gender and Ethnic Depictions of Arabs and Muslims in Early American Musicals.” Eds. Zenia DeSilva and James Kolb. New York: Greenwood. (under consideration) Refereed Journal Articles: “Pride or Prejudice: What Destroyed the Ethiopian Art Theatre?” Theatre History Studies, June 1994: 141-149. “Psychic Geography in True West.” Notes on Contemporary Literature, December 1992. Articles in Reference Sources: “New Jersey Theatre Architecture.” Encyclopedia of New Jersey. New Brunswick: Rutgers UP, 2004. “Robert Edmond Jones.” The Gay and Lesbian Theatrical Legacy: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Figures in American Stage History in the Pre-Stonewall Era. Ed. William Harbin. Ann Arbor: U of Michigan Press, 2005 Peterson 3 “George L. Aiken.” American National Biography. Ed. John Garraty. New York: Oxford UP, 1999. “Frank Craven.” American National Biography. Ed. John Garraty. New York: Oxford UP, 1999. “Julia Dean.” American National Biography. Ed. John Garraty. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. “Arthur M. Hopkins.” American National Biography. Ed. John Garraty. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. “Mrs. John Wood.” Notable Women in American Theatre. Eds. Milly S. Barranger, Vera Mowary Roberts and Alice Robinson. Westport (CT): Greenwood Press, 1990. Other Published Material: "Ancient Theatre Sites in Modern Turkey." www.tyler.cc.tx.us/international-programs/turkey/ “Economics and Heredity in Curse of the Starving Class.” Curse of the Starving Class: A Study Guide. Eds. Doug Long and Thomas P. Shafer. Indiana University Department of Theatre and Drama Publications, 1991. CONFERENCES: Invited Papers Presented: “American Foreign Policy, the Media and Muslims: Dramatic Depictions from Three Centuries,” II International Conference on American Theatre “Acting American: The Plays and Players,” University of Malaga, Spain, 2004 “Deys, Beys and Bashaws: Early American Drama’s Response to a Muslim Threat,” 28th Annual Comparative Drama Conference, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 2004 “Harems and Hookas: Gender and Ethnic Depictions of Arabs and Muslims in Early American Musicals,” Hofstra University Conference “The Broadway Musical 1920-2020,” 2003. Peterson 4 “At War With the World: Effective Dramaturgical Strategies in Documenting Environmental Degradation in the Drama,” TASC Colloquium “Civil War(s) in Contemporary Performance Arts,” Rennes, France, 2002. “Broadway in the ‘Burbs: Cheryl Crawford’s Maplewood Theatre,” New Jersey Theatre History Symposium, Newark, November 1999. “The Arthur Hopkins-Robert Edmond Jones Collaboration: The Commercialization of the New Stagecraft.” ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education) Conference, New York, August 1996 “Subversive Staging: Robert Edmond Jones and the Paterson Silk Strike Pageant of 1913.” MLA [Modern Language Association] Conference, San Diego, December 1994 “Robert Edmond Jones's Directorial Career in the 1920s.” Art, Glitter and Glitz: The Theatre of the 1920s Celebrates American Diversity Conference, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, November 1994 “The Man and His Word: Eugene O'Neill and the Issue of Race.” ATHE Conference, Atlanta, August 1992 “Modest Victories and Noble Defeats: Margaret Webster as Producer.” ATHE Conference, Seattle, August 1991 “Theatre Meets Politics: The 1913 Paterson Pageant.” Humanities Symposium, NJIT, Newark, April 1991 “Sam Shepard's Operation Sidewinder: ‘Snake Eyes, You Lose.’” Mid-America Theatre Conference, St. Louis, March 1985 Conference Panels: Moderator and Co-chair, “Making Diverse Voices Known.” ATHE Conference, Chicago, August 1997 Conferences Attended: “Acting America: The Plays and Players,” II International Conference on American Theatre, Malaga, Spain, 2004 th 28 Annual Comparative Drama Conference, Columbus, OH, 2004 “The Broadway Musical, 1920-2020,” Hofstra University Conference, 2003 American College Theatre Festival, Region II, College Park, Maryland, 2003 TASC “Civil Wars” Colloquium, Rennes, France, 2002 Peterson 5 American Society for Theatre Research, CUNY, New York, 2000 "History, Evidence, Identification: A Symposium on Sexual Politics in the American Theatre," CUNY, New York, 1998 "Interpreting the Dream: The Story Behind the Peony Pavilion" Symposium, Asia Society, New York, 1998 "Women in Theatre: Mapping the Sources of Power," New School, New York, 1997 East Central Theatre Conference, Baltimore, 1996 "Queer Theatre Conference," NYU, New York, 1995 East Central Theatre Conference, Wilmington (DE), 1995 Lesbian Theatre Conference, New York, 1994 INVITED LECTURES: “Harold Clurman: Contributions to the Group Theatre and Broadway” SUNY Orange, 2006 EDUCATIONAL STUDY GUIDES: “Lawrence and Lee’s Inherit the Wind” “Tennessee Williams and The Rose Tattoo” “John Steinbeck and The Grapes of Wrath” “African-American History and In White America” “Aeschylus and The Oresteia” “Friedrich Durrenmatt and The Visit” “Moliere and The Misanthrope” “Eugene O'Neill and Ah, Wilderness!” “Samuel Beckett and Waiting for Godot” “William Shakespeare and Macbeth” “Eugene O'Neill and A Touch of the Poet” “Peter Weiss and Marat/Sade” NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT: Ramon Delgado, Iron Corset Ramon Delgado, Remembering Booth John Wooten, Happy Hour Nancy Steffen-Fleur, Heartbreaker Paul Reisman, Mad Lad Ben Clawson, The Break Room Numerous student playwriting projects as reader/advisor. MANUSCRIPT REVIEWS: Peterson 6 An Introduction to Play Reading and Analysis for McGraw-Hill, 2001 Improvising Shakespeare for McGraw-Hill, 1995 MISCELLANEOUS: “Count Basie”—article and artifacts at request of MSU President Susan Cole to be used for lobby display in new university building named for William (Count) Basie WORKS IN PROGRESS: Harems and Hookahs: Muslim Identities on the American Stage (tentative title of a study of imported and American-generated Muslim characters on the American stage from the 18th century to the present) Robert Edmond Jones: Designing a Life in the Theatre (tentative title of a biographical study of the New Stagecraft’s leading exponent that is evolving from my various projects on Jones) “Broadway in the ‘Burbs: Cheryl Crawford’s Early Success as a Producer.” (article based on previous research to be submitted to American Theatre and Drama Journal) “Commitment, Condescension or Convenience: The Grey Area of Black and White Theatrical Production, 1917-1923” (an elaboration of prior work done on the relationship of the white press to the emerging African-American theatre) HONORS AND AWARDS: Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2000 Nominee, Outstanding Teacher, NJIT, 1992, 1993 Faculty Award, Contribution to Multicultural Education, NJIT Caribbean Student Organization, 1992. Phi Beta Kappa, Tulane University, 1970 Nan Gunter Boykin Award for Dramatic Literature, Tulane University, 1970 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance, 2005--present Graduate Director, MA in Theatre, 1996—present Deputy Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance, 2004—05, 1999-2002 Peterson 7 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Adjudicator, Samuel French Short Play Contest, New York City, 2005, 2004 Digital Backbacks Program, Montclair State University, Spring 2003 “Narrative Expressions” Writing Workshop, Montclair State University, Spring 2003 The Laramie Project Diversity and Tolerance Symposium, TheatreFest, 2003 Arts Related Curriculum Committee (ARCC), TheatreFest, 2002--present Play Reader/Judge, TheatreFest New Play Contest, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Site Evaluator, Theatre Academy Residency Program, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 2004, 2003, 1998 Treasurer, East Central Theatre Conference, 1996--1999 Co-chair, Crossing Boundaries (a three-day series of interdisciplinary events), Montclair, 1996 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, A Turbulent Voyage:Readings in African-American Studies, Collegiate Press, 1992 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Theatre: Its Art and Craft, Collegiate Press, 1993 Production Research Consultant, Essex County Community College, Newark, In White America, 1991 Historical Research Consultant, East Washington University, Antigone, 1991 Historical Research Consultant, Off-Off-Broadway, My Kingdom for Love, 1991 Historical Research Consultant, Off-Off-Broadway, S.J. Pearlman Editor, Indiana Theatre Journal, 1986-1989 Publications Chair, Executive Committee, Indiana Theatre Association, 1986-1989 GRANTS: Faculty-Student Research Grant, Montclair State University, 2003 NEH Group Project, Cultural Studies, Montclair State University, 2000-2001 Fulbright-Hays Group Project, Turkey, Summer 1999 Global Education, MSU, support for Fulbright trip NEH Summer Seminar, Washington D.C., Summer 1999 [unable to accept this grant due to fact that I had already accepted the Fulbright-Hays for the same time period] Separately Budgeted Research Grant, Summer Stipend, Montclair State University, 1995 Separately Budgeted Research Grant, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1993 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Society for Theatre Research Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) American Theatre and Drama Society Peterson 8 Women in Theatre Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of America SERVICE: Montclair State University: Member, Graduate Council, 2003--present Deputy Chair, Department of Theatre and Drama, 1999—2002, 2004 Graduate Director, Department of Theatre and Drama, 1996--present Secretary, University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1998--2002 Chair, MAR (Multicultural Awareness Requirement) Subcommittee, 1998—2002 Chair, Department Personnel Action Committee (PAC), 2002-2003 Member, Department PAC, 1999--2004 Member, University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1997--2002 Chair, Curriculum Committee, School of the Arts, 1996--2002 Chair, Graduate Committee, Department of Theatre and Dance, 1996--present Member, SART Henningburg Scholarship Committee, 2000 Faculty Advisor, Theta Alpha Phi, Theatre Fraternity, 2000--present Faculty Coordinator, Theatre in the Raw, 1996--present Member, Teaching, Research and Professional Development Committee, 1996-98 Member, Enrollment Management Committee, 1994-1996