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Applications/Nominations for Book Review Editor for Theatre Survey

Book Review Editor 
 
Applications (or nominations) are invited for the position of Book Review Editor for Theatre Survey, which is published by Cambridge University Press under the auspices of the American Society for Theatre Research. The new Book Review Editor will serve for three years with an official start date of January 1, 2020. The promise of some institutional support, such as aid for a graduate assistant, would be an asset. The letter of application should describe the applicant’s qualifications and include some description of potential institutional support. The application, the C.V., and the names of three people supporting the application should be sent by 15 September 2019 as email attachments to:
 
Esther Kim Lee, Chair
ASTR Vice President for Publications 
esther.k.lee@duke.edu

University of Connecticut African American Puppetry Festival: Feb 7-10

ATDS members in or near Connecticut might be interested in checking this out:

Living Objects: African American Puppetry Festival and Symposium

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will celebrate the rich world of African American puppetry in the United States with a four-day series of performances, presentations, discussions, film screenings, and workshops on Feb. 7 to 10, 2019 in Hartford and Storrs.

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Laurence Senelick Wins Historic New England Prize

Congratulations to ATDS member Laurence Senelick for his recent 2018 Prize for Collecting Works on Paper from Historic New England. This was the 9th annual awarding of this prize \”to honor one or more collectors or dealers each year who have assembled or helped save significant collections related to New England or the nation as a whole.\”

Read more about the organization and prize here.

 

Cheryl Black

Cheryl Black appointed Curators’ Distinguished Professor

Congratulations to ATDS Member, and former President, Cheryl Black for being appointed a Curators\’ Distinguished Professor at the University  of Missouri in September 2018. As the University of Missouri points out, these are \”prestigious positions, and only outstanding scholars with established reputations will be considered for appointment.\” We can\’t think of anyone more suited for such an honor.

Call for Nominations to ATDS Frick Book Award

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ATDS seeks book nominations for the ATDS John Frick Book Award.

The American Theatre and Drama Society’s John W. Frick Book Award honors the best monograph published each year on theatre and performance of/in the Americas, recognizing that notions of “America” and the United States encompass migrations of peoples and cultures that overlap and influence one another. The award recipient will receive a cash prize of $200 and be recognized at the annual ATDS membership meeting at the 2019 ATHE Conference.

Evaluation and eligibility: Books will be evaluated on the basis of originality, critical rigor, and contribution to the field of American theatre and drama. Books must exhibit a copyright date of 2018. Edited collections, anthologies, and plays are not eligible.

Nominations: The author, the publisher, or any member of ATDS may submit nominations.

Deadline: February 1, 2019.

Submissions: Please submit one copy of the book to each of the three committee members:

Bill Demastes (Chair)
Department of English
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Noreen C. Barnes
15 Whittier Drive
Acton, MA  01720

Vivian Appler
Dept. of Theatre and Dance
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424

If you’ve read a particularly good book that qualifies for this award, please email Bill Demastes (wdemast@lsu.edu) with your nomination, and the committee will secure review copies for the selection process. Thank You!

ATDS Members and Theatre Library Association Awards

Congratulations to Cindy Rosenthal! Her book, Ellen Stewart Presents: Fifty Years of La MaMa Experimental Theater published by the University of Michigan Press won the 2017 Theatre Library Association’s Special Jury Prize for the Freedly Award.

book cover for Ellen Stewart Presents

Also, congratulations to ATDS Members Odai Johnson and Heather Nathans for being 2017 Freedly Award Finalists for their books London in a Box: Englishness and Theatre in Revolutionary America (University of Iowa Press) and Hideous Characters and Beautiful Pagans: Performing Jewish Identity on the Antebellum American Stage (University of Michigan Press).

London in a Box Book CoverHideous Characters & Beautiful Pagans Book Cover

 

ATDS Member Mark Cosdon

This past May/June Mark led his ninth study travel course for Allegheny College students, focusing on colonies in Southern Italy founded by the Greeks in Campania, Basilicata, and Puglia. 

Mark Cosdon has also been promoted to full professor at Allegheny College.

Mark Cosdon and Allegheny College Students at the Metaponto Greek Theatre
Mark and Allegheny College Students Lament Their Fate

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