Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism

Founded in 1986 at the University of Kansas. Publishes peer reviewed articles contributing to conversations in dramatic theory and criticism. Editor @KitVishnu

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Check out the full call for our upcoming Special Section that will explore the intersection of theatre, fantasy, and race: https://t.co/zA6tnfIhzv. As a reminder, the due date has been extended to April 30th!

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Timmia is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Kansas, where her research focuses on post-colonial theater practice and Disability Justice, and engages in community-oriented and social change focused theater across the Diasporas to which she belongs.
Welcome, Timmia!

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Please join me in welcoming our new Managing Editor, Timmia Hearn DeRoy!

Timmia is a theatre and film developer. She was a founding member of the Trinidad and Tobago PRIDE Arts Festival and former Director of the School for the Arts at the Trinidad Theatre Workshop.

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GPS is honoured to share that the special issue ‘Collaborative Research in Theatre and Performance Studies’, jointly published by GPS and JDTC, has been recognised with an Honorable Mention for Excellence in Editing by the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.

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Don't forget to take a look at the book reviews--by David Bisaha, @phdinbaking, Dennis Sloan, and @baldmanfighting--and the list of books received at the end of the issue.

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Issue 36.2 is now available on Project MUSE! You can find the issue here: https://t.co/WirHhKkf1S. Printed issues have also been mailed and should arrive in subscribers' mailboxes soon.

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Our final article, by @TheatreofPhil, critiques the gendered public and private spaces in Sarah Ruhl's "In the Next Room."

We hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as we have enjoyed compiling its essays!

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Reminder: Submissions for the upcoming "Race and Fantasy" Special Section are due in three days (April 30)! Check out the call here: https://t.co/zA6tnfIhzv.

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The deadline for our upcoming special section, Race & Fantasy, has been extended!! For full consideration, authors should first send an inquiry and/or abstract to
@KitVishnu ([email protected]) for feedback and discussion. Completed article drafts due 4/30/22.

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Please contact Angie and Dennis (akahlgr@bgsu and [email protected]) if you are interested in submitting a book review for JDTC! You can also visit our list of books received at https://t.co/xGz2bBamBg. We are actively seeking book reviews for Fall 2022.

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We are pleased to announce our incoming Book Review Editor, Dr. Dennis Sloan! Dennis is an Assistant Professor of Drama at the University of Houston-Downtown. He specializes in Latinx theatre and is the current co-chair of the Anti-racism Ad Hoc Committee for MATC.

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Dennis will partner with @AngelaKAhlgren, our current Book Review Editor, for our Spring 22 issue. We are grateful for Angie's stewardship as BRE and wish her the best as she departs from JDTC. Thank you, Angie!

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CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWS!

JDTC seeks book reviews for the Fall 2022 issue! For information on book reviews for JDTC & a link to our list of books received, please visit:
https://t.co/xGz2bBamBg
To propose a review, please contact book review editor Angela Ahlgren: [email protected]

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Proud to announce this first-of-its-kind, co-edited, co-authored, co-published issue on the topic of #Collaboration in #Theatre and #PerformanceStudies.
Available on both @GPS_Journal and
@j_dtc's online platforms:
https://t.co/bC47yo5wL2
https://t.co/Tm5SDYIQ4Y
Enjoy for free!

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It has been such a pleasure to collaborate with our authors, support staff, and @GPS_Journal on this issue! We hope you all enjoy and are inspired to consider other ways you might collaborate with others through your art, research, and writing.

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We are excited to announce that our Fall 2021 issue (36.1) is now available on Project Muse! This joint issue with Global Performance Studies centers the theme of “collaboration” & all articles have been written by at least three authors. Issue 36.1 is available with open access.

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“From Site to Self: Immersion, Audience Research, and Polyvocality” by Kelsey Blair, @kelseyljacobs, @SRMealey1, and @theatrejenny consider theatrical collaboration as it relates to the experience of the audience, immersion, and meaning-making.

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A review written by Eleanor Owicki of Irish on the Move: Performing Mobility in American Variety Theatre by Michelle Granshaw; and @TheatreofPhil’s review of War as Performance: Conflicts in Iraq and Political Theatricality by Lindsey Mantoan.