James Phillips
Associate Professor of Theatre
Bio
James is currently active as a freelance director, actor, and sound designer, working at regional theatres from New Hampshire to California. His research specialty is comedy, particularly the role of the servant class in English language comedy.
Degrees
Master of Arts, Theatre Education, Emerson College
Master of Fine Arts, Directing, The Catholic University of America
Bachelor of Arts, Theatre/Radio Television, Morehead State University
Courses
THR 1080 Introduction to Theatre
THR 3210 Dramatic Literature 1
Publications
Book chapters
- Chapter Title: Bridging the gap: A playwright, sneak peek, and production of a performance
Jen Park, James W. Phillips
Book Title: Library partnerships with writers and poets: Case studies
Editors: Carol Smallwood, Vera Gubnitskaia
McFarland, 2017
Articles
- How can you make great theatre if you never see great theatre?
James W. Phillips
Subplots: the journal of the Perry Library of Theatre, v1, n1, 2017, p. 29-34. - Iphigenia at Aulis
James W. Phillips
Texas Theatre Journal, v12, n1, 2016, p. 90-92.
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