2014 Philadelphia Theatre Research Symposium

This Year's Theme: Women and Theatre

Celebrating women's contributions to American theatre as artists, scholars and leaders.

Panels and Discussions: Bartley Hall: Room 1011

12:00pm Panel 1: Women in Theatre (Moderator: Rosemary Malague, Ph.D.)

- Khalid Yaya Long, Staging Blackness, Performing Feminism: The Theatre of Edythe Scott Bagley and Glenda Dickerson
- Anna Andes, Ph.D., Negotiating Identity: Rachel Crothers' Fallen People
- Cece McFarland, Ph.D., Becoming a Feminist Director in the Academy

1:15pm Break

1:30pm Panel 2: Emerging Scholars (Moderator: Marcie Bramucci)

- Sarah Totora, 'Get Yourself Some Power': Materialist Feminist Struggles in the Apocalyptic Present of Jos� Rivera's Marisol
- Emily Poworoznek, The Cycle of the Butterfly: The Gender Condition in M. Hwang's M. Butterfly
- Polly Rose Edelstein, Matriarchal Might: "4000 Miles" of Feminist Preserverance, Wisdom, and Strength

3:00pm Discussion with Emily Mann: Playwright, Director, and Artistic Director of the McCarter Theatre Center

This year’s invited guest, Emily Mann’s esteemed career as an award-winning playwright and director has influenced and transformed the face of American theatre. Now in her 23rd year as Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre, honored with the 1994 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater, she was named the 2011 Person of the Year by the National Theatre Conference. PTRS will host an interview with Emily Mann, with an opportunity for questions and answers from the audience.

5:00pm Break for Dinner

7:30pm Evening of Performances: Vasey Theatre

- Lauren Fanslau, Toothbrush Roadmap
- Valerie Joyce, Ph.D., I Will Speak for Myself