Recent M.A. graduates

Jess Drew

Recent M.A. Graduate

Jess received her B.A. in Theatre and Art History from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Her research interests include the fat body onstage, the epic, theatre education, contemporary theatre of the Americas, and the performativity of monster truck rallies. Jess has worked in various capacities for the Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Vitalist Theatre of Chicago, Northwestern University, and serves as a board member at Goat Song Theatre in Chicago. After completing her master's degree in Theatre History, Theory, and Literature in 2013, she accepted a position in youth theatre education at the Center for Talent Development (CTD) housed at Northwestern Universitys School of Education & Social Policy.

Jenna Kate Johnson

Recent M.A. Graduate

Jenna received her B.A. in Theatre, English, and Chinese and Japanese Studies from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, and her M.A. in Theatre History, Theory, and Literature from Indiana University. Her research interests include Shakespeare Studies and Shakespeare Tourism in addition to studies in Classical Japanese Theatre. Jenna has worked in the literary management office at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, where she served as the assistant dramaturg for the 2009 world premiere of Year Zero by Michael Golamco. She has recently returned to work in Chicago where she coordinates a theatre for youth program at the Chicago Street Theatre.

Weiyu Li

M.A. Graduate Student

Weiyu received her B.A. in drama literature from Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. Before coming to IU, she worked as a lecturer in China, teaching high school students theatre history, theory and playwriting. Her research interests include political theatre, Asian-American theatre, and modern Chinese drama. Weiyu is from Beijing, China.

Michael Rodriguez

Recent M.A. Graduate

Mike received his B.A. in Cinema and Drama from San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California. Before coming to IU, he worked as an actor, a tour guide in Paris, and an ESL teacher. He is currently working on his M.A. thesis which takes a critical look at American stage productions depicting slavery during the late eighteenth century. Mike also works for the Telluride Film Festival as the alumni coordinator for the Student Symposium.

Susannah Stengel

Recent M.A. Graduate

Susannah Stengel received her B.A. in Theatre from Grinnell College and worked as a middle school theatre teacher in Houston, Texas. Susannah's research interests include sex on stage, Irish theatre, psychological terror in domestic spaces, and 20th/ 21st century female playwrights. Susannah is originally from Conway, Arkansas.