Instructor
Performance Philosophy, Theatre Literature and Criticism, Political Theatre, Directing, Acting
Contact Information
Waller Hall 206-H Faculty Office
Courses
- THEA 101: Introduction to Theatre
- THEA 132: Acting for Non-Majors
- THEA 221: Performance Lighting
- THEA 486: Practicum in Production
Education
- PhD (Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies) – University of Wisconsin, Madison
- MA (Theatre and Performance Studies) – Central Washington University
- BA (Theatre Arts) – University of Montana
- AA (Theatre Arts) – Flathead Valley Community College
Biography
Joshua Kelly is a director, actor, playwright, and scholar who received his PhD in interdisciplinary theater studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he wrote on performance philosophy, dramatic theory, gender theory, and politics. As a scholar, he has coauthored a book chapter with Matthieu Chapman in Teaching Race in the European Renaissance: A Classroom Guide (2023), an article in Theatre History Studies Vol. 42 (2023), an article in The Thorton Wilder Journal (2023), as well as presented at national conferences including MATC and SETC. He has either acted, directed, or written for many theaters and colleges in hundreds of productions. Kelly also worked as a reader and judge for play selection for the New York Classic Theatre’s 2020 New Visions Project, and his own plays have been short- and long-listed at several festivals and writer’s theaters around the country.