CURRICULUM VITAE
CURRICULUM VITAE
For full Curriculum Vitae, download the file HERE.
EDUCATION​
Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Graduated May 2016
Dissertation: Men, Memory, and Memorial: Vietnam Veteran Theatrical Narratives
Advisor: Henry Bial
Master of Arts in Theatre
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Graduated May 2012
Masters Thesis: Laurie Brooks: A Coterie of Plays and Concepts
Advisor: Felicia Londré
Bachelor of Science of Education: Speech and Theatre
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
Graduated December 2004
Advisor: Julie Mollenkamp
AWARDS AND HONORS
Caine College of the Arts Diversity Faculty Award (2023)
Joseph R. Roach Dissertation Award: The University of Kansas (2015)
Graduate Student Research Competition Presentation Award: The University of Kansas (2015)
Ambrose Saricks Family Scholarship: The University of Kansas (2014)
Ethel Hinds Burch Teaching Award: The University of Kansas (2013)
Tom Young Teaching Excellence Award: Camellot Academy (2013)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Assistant Professor and Head of BFA Theatre Education Program
2020-Present
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Theatre History and Literature I, II
Playscript Analysis
Methods of Teaching Theatre (7-12)
Student Teaching Seminar
Theatre Education Seminar
Drama for Classroom Teachers
Special Topics: Contemporary BIPOC Plays
Contemporary Theatre
University Connections
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Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Adjunct Professor
Spring 2023​
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History and Literature of Theatre II
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Brescia University, Owensboro, KY
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Speech, Area Coordinator for Speech and Theatre
2016-2020
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Introduction to Brescia University
Basic Methods Acting
Theatre Practicum
Theatre Appreciation
Basic Methods of Acting
Public Speaking (on ground and online)
Readers Theatre
Musical Theatre in Popular Culture
History of Drama/History of Drama
Script Analysis
Children's Theatre
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Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, KY
Adjunct Theatre Faculty
Spring 2017-Fall 2017
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Directing
History of Theatre
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The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
​2012-2016
Instructor of Record:
Introduction to Theatre
Acting I
Public Speaking
Graduate Teaching Assistant:
Introduction to Theatre
History of US Theatre and Drama
Theatre History
Popular Culture: Musical Theatre
Public Speaking
Guest Lectures:
Teaching Theatre in Middle/Secondary Schools
Adaptation/Dramaturgy
Script Analysis
Introduction to Theatre
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
​2010-2012
Graduate Assistant:
Foundations of Theatre
John F. Hodge High School, St. James, MO
​2007-2009
Courses Taught: Theatre Arts I, II, Speech II, Shakespeare I, II, Contemporary Literature I, II, English II, English III, Mystery Literature, Science Fiction Literature, Novel I, II
Activities: Theatre Director, Assistant Speech and Debate Coach, Drama Club Sponsor
Kingman High School, Kingman, AZ
​2005-2007
Courses Taught: Drama I, Drama II, Drama III, Technical Theatre, English II
Activities: Theatre Director, Drama Club Sponsor
Rookie of the Year: Teaching Award (2005-2006)
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
​Spring 2005
Graduate Assistant: Theatre in Western Civilization
PUBLICATIONS
In-Progress
(Accepted; to be published TBD) Dawson, Amanda. “The Ghosts of War: Trauma and the Supernatural.” The Figure of the Monster in Global Theatre: Further Readings on the Aesthetics of Disqualification. (TBA).
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Academic Journals
(Accepted; to be published in November 2023). Dawson, Amanda and Scott Knowles. “Dramaturgical Analysis: Restructuring Script Analysis,” Theatre Topics.
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Dawson, Amanda and Michael Shipley. “Creating Opportunities: A Contemporary Play Reading Series and the Pandemic,” Etudes. Vol. 8.1 (2022).
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Dawson, Amanda. “Cultural Memory of the Black Veteran and the Vietnam War: Tom Cole’s Medal of Honor Rag,” New England Theatre Journal. Vol. 33 (2022).
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Dawson, Amanda. “White Professor: Teaching Contemporary BIPOC Plays,” ArtsPraxis. Vol. 9.1 (2022): p. 1-12.
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Dawson, Amanda. “Apocalypse Now: Performing Imperialism and the Apocalypse. Popular Culture Studies Journal. Vol. 9.2 (2021): p. 224-241.
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Book Reviews
Dawson, Amanda. Review of the book Contemporary Wars on the British Stage by Sara Soncini. Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism. Vol. 32.2 (2018).
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Dawson, Amanda. Review of the book Imagining Human Rights in Twenty-First-Century Theater edited by Florian N. Becker, Paola S. Hernández, and Brenda Werth. Theatre History Studies Vol. 35 (2016).
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Dawson, Amanda. Review of the book Justified and Philosophy: Shoot First, Think Later edited by Rod Carveth and Robert Arp. The Popular Culture Studies Journal Vol. 3 (2015): p. 610-614.
Dawson, Amanda. Review of the book Spectacles of Reform: Theater and Activism in Nineteenth-Century America by Amy Hughes. Theatre History Studies Vol. 33 (2014): p. 253-256.
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Digital Publications
Dawson, Amanda. “Q&A: Gregg Henry,” LMDA Newsletter, 28 March 2022.
Dawson, Amanda. “Goin’ to Kansas City: Dramaturgy Open Office Hours Branches Out,” HowlRound.com, 16 Feb. 2016, http://howlround.com/goin-to-kansas-city-dramaturgy-open-office-hours-branches-out.
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Dawson, Amanda. “The Time is Now: Discovering Emotional Dramaturgy,” HowlRound.com, 18 July 2015, http://howlround.com/the-time-is-now-discovering-emotional-dramaturgy.
Dawson, Amanda. “Outside Academia, Volume 7: David Escoffery,” Professional Profile for American Society for Theatre Research-New Paradigms in Graduate Education. http://www.astr.org/blogpost/989214/217593/Outside-Academia-Volume-7-David-Escoffery.
Dawson, Amanda. Outside Academia, Volume 1: Ken Cerniglia,” Professional Profile for American Society for Theatre Research-New Paradigms in Graduate Education. http://www.astr.org/blogpost/989214/194938/Outside-Academia-Volume-1-Ken-Cerniglia.
Dawson, Amanda. “Seasons of War,” HowlRound.com, 19 May, 2014. http://howlround.com/seasons-of-war.
Dawson, Amanda. “Playing Gay: LGBT Student Experiences in ‘Gay Plays,’” HowlRound.com, 8 Jan. 2014, https://howlround.com/playing-gay.
Dawson, Amanda. “Fast Food Dramaturgy,” HowlRound.com, 12 Aug. 2013, http://howlround.com/fast-food-dramaturgy.
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University Publications
Dawson, Amanda. “Ah Wilderness! at Riverside,” UMKC Theatre Training News, 2012. UMKC Theatre Publication, College of Arts and Sciences.
Dawson, Amanda. “Willa Kim: Designer and Darling,” UMKC Theatre Training News, 2012. UMKC Theatre Publication, College of Arts and Sciences.
Dawson, Amanda “Union Workers: Working Designers,” UMKC Theatre Training News, 2012. UMKC Theatre Publication, College of Arts and Sciences.
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
Conference Presentations
(Forthcoming) Panelist: “Teaching as/with/for Hope,” American Society for Theatre Research, (ASTR), Providence, RI, Nov. 9-12, 2023.
Panelist: “Creating a Counter-Storytelling Community: Connecting Students to Social Justice and Antiracist Narratives in the Arts and Beyond,” Empowering Teaching Excellence (ETE) Conference, Logan, UT, Aug. 16, 2023.
Panelist: “Re-Reading Dramaturgy and Sociology: Dramaturgies of the Real World Reading Group,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Austin, TX, Aug. 3-6, 2023.
Presenter: “Innovations in Theatre History and Musical Theatre History Pedagogy-A Gallery Walk,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Austin, TX, Aug. 3-6, 2023.
Paper Presentation: “The Ghosts of War: Trauma and the Supernatural,” American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR), New Orleans, LA, Nov. 3-6, 2022.
Panelist: “Re-Reading Dramaturgy and Sociology: Dramaturgies of the Real World Reading Group,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Detroit, MI, July 18-31, 2022.
Convener & Panelist: “The Possibilities for Training Dramaturgs without Curricular Support,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Detroit, MI, July 18-31, 2022.
Paper Presentation: “Remembering the Remembered: Vietnam War Memorials,” American Society for Theatre Research, San Diego, Oct. 27-31, 2021.
Session Coordinator/Presenter: “Rehearsing and (Re) Forming Approaches to Script Analysis: Pedagogical Frameworks and Inclusive Practices,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Austin, TX (virtual), Aug. 5-8, 2021.
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Panelist: “Re-Reading Dramaturgy and Sociology: Dramaturgies of the Real World Reading Group,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Austin, TX (virtual), Aug. 5-8, 2021.
Virtual Presentation: “White Professor, White Students: Working Through Contemporary BIPOC Plays,” Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), Mexico City, Mexico (virtual), June 17, 2021.
Virtual Presentation: “Employing Empathy: Tools for the COVID Teacher,” Teaching for Learning Conference, Logan, UT, Feb. 25, 2021.
Paper Presentation: “Remembering the Remembered: Vietnam War Memorials,” American Society for Theatre Research, New Orleans, LA (virtual), Nov. 21, 2020.
Panelist: “Performing as Professor: Practicing What We Preach,” Mid-America Theatre Conference, Chicago, IL, Mar. 5-8, 2020.
Panelist: Best Practices for Advising the Student-led Production Company or Drama Club, Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Orlando, FL. Aug. 7-11, 2019.
Panelist: Dawson, Amanda. Alt-Ac Careers Roundtable, Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference, Boston, MA. Aug. 2-5, 2018.
Co-Facilitator: Dawson, Amanda & Branson, B. Critical Thinking Assignment Design Workshop, Brescia University, Apr. 13, 2018.
Facilitator: “Tell Your Story: Engage Your Students,” Brescia University Faculty Development, Fall Institute, Sept. 19, 2017.
Dissertation Display: Men, Memory, and Memorial: Vietnam Veteran Theatrical Narratives, Resist and Respect: Kansans respond to the Vietnam War at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Sept. 14-Jan. 12, 2017.
Paper Presentation: “Challenging Aristotle: Teaching the Visual-Visual Dramaturgy,” Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference, Las Vegas, NV. Aug. 2-5, 2017.
Paper Presentation: “Engagement and Empowerment Through Storytelling,” Teaching and Learning Symposium, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN. Jan. 26, 2017.
Paper Presentation: “Transgressive Voices: Soldiers Transition Home,” American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Nov. 3-6, 2016.
Paper Presentation: “Hidden Scars: Wounds of the Mind and Body in the Vietnam Veteran,” Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference, Chicago, IL. Aug. 10-14, 2016.
Paper Presentation: “Then and Now: Race and the Vietnam War,” Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC), Minneapolis, MN. Mar. 17-20, 2016.
Dramaturg: Plays in Progress and Playwriting Symposium’s Dramatists Play Lab, Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC), Minneapolis, MN. Mar. 17-20, 2016.
Paper Presentation: “Men and Memory: Dramaturgy of the Vietnam Veteran,” Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) Conference, New York, NY. June 25-28, 2015.
Poster Session: “Archiving the Wounds of the Vietnam Veteran,” Graduate Research Competition Winner. The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Mar. 30, 2015.
Paper Presentation: Vietnam Veterans: Performing the Wounds of War,” American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) Conference, Baltimore, MD. Nov. 20-23, 2014.
Convener & Paper Presentation: “Dreaming of War: Hoping to Escape,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference, Phoenix, AZ. July 24-27, 2014.
Paper Presentation: “How ‘Efficiency’ Translates as Nativism in an Alternative Reading of The Adding Machine,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference, Phoenix, AZ. July 24-27, 2014.
Paper Presentation: “The Large and In-Charge Liliom: Billy BIGelow is Bustin’ Out All Over,” American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) Conference, Dallas, TX. Nov. 7-10, 2013.
Paper Presentation: “Playing Gay: A Conversation with LGBT Students Learning Through ‘Gay Plays,’” Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference, Orlando, FL. Aug. 1-4, 2013.
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Actor: New Play Development Workshop, Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference, Orlando, FL. Aug. 1-4, 2013.
Dramaturg: Playwriting Symposium, Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC), St. Louis, MO. Mar. 7-10, 2013.
Paper Presentation: “The Journey of Just Asking and Just Telling,” Mid-America Humanities Conference, Lawrence, KS. Apr. 3-4, 2013.
Paper Presentation: “Communicating Democracy: Bullying in Education,” Central States Communication Association Conference, Kansas City, MO. Apr. 3-7, 2013.
Paper Presentation: “Laurie Brooks: A Coterie of Plays and Concepts,” American Alliance for Theatre Education (AATE) Conference, Lexington, KY. Aug. 7-12, 2012.
Media Presentations
(Forthcoming) Dawson, Amanda. “A Conversation with Amanda Dawson,” THED Talks. 2023.
Dawson, Amanda. “Dirt Maps Episode 3: Dr. Amanda Dawson on Apocalypse Now and Performing Imperialism,” The Reel War Project, Apr. 2022. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xcSmnwxVoaYTwr5ltSeo8?si=3jbKNBQoSDqU6x766Wr_Lw&nd=1.
Dawson, Amanda. “Take TWO Ep. 48: Amanda Dawson.” Take TWO, Sept. 2018. https://archive.org/details/TakeTWOEp48AmandaDawson.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
National Leadership and Service
Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
Focus Group Representative: Theatre and Social Change (TASC) Focus Group, 2021-present.
Member-at-Large: Dramaturgy Focus Group, 2021-present.
Conference Planner: Theatre and Social Change (TASC) Focus Group, 2018-2020.
Pre-Conference Planner: Theatre and Social Change (TASC) Focus Group, 2018.
Conference Mentor Program Graduate Representative, 2014-2016
Student Fellowship Conference, 2013, 2014.
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA)
University Relations Committee, 2022-present.
Code of Conduct Committee Chair, 2022-present.
Anti-Oppression Task Force Committee Member, 2020-present.
Conference Presentation Mentor, 2022.
Vice President of Communications, 2020-2022.
Monthly Newsletter Editor, 2018-2022.
Associate Vice President of Communications, 2018-2020.
Communication Committee (Social Media Team), 2016-2018.
American Society for Theatre Research
Conference Assistant, 2013, 2015.
Secretary and Representative (Fundraising Committee), 2014.
Student Fellowship Conference, 2013.
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Other Profession-related Service
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Adjudicator, 2023.
Reviewer: National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab Program, 2023.
Utah High School Musical Theatre Award Adjudicator, 2021-present.
Board of Directors (Programming and Marketing Committees): Theatre Workshop of Owensboro, KY, 2019-2020.
Programing Committee, Play Reading Committee: Theatre Workshop of Owensboro, KY, 2017-2019.
Adjudicator, Workshop Leader: Kentucky Thespian Festival, Owensboro, KY, Fall 2017, Fall 2018.
Reviewer: Theatre Topics, John Hopkins University Press, 2016-2017.
Reader: Unicorn Theatre, Kansas City, MO, 2016-2018.
Editorial Assistant: Ecumenica Journal, 2015.
Regional Leader—Missouri Team: Midwest Region, American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP), 2015-2016.
Reader: Midwest Dramatist Center, 2016 Class of Playwrights, 2016.
Reader: Kitchen Dog Theater’s 2016 New Works Festival, 2015-2016.
Reader: National New Play Network’s MFA Playwrights Workshop, 2014, 2016.
Reader: National New Play Network’s 2013 Showcase, 2013.
Institutional Service
Utah State University
Research Council, 2023-present.
Caine College of the Arts Curriculum Committee, 2023-present.
Caine Scholars for Excellence Mentor, 2022-present.
University Council on Teacher Education, 2022-present.
Faculty Senate (Alternate), 2022-present.
Caine College of the Arts, Arts Education Fellows Mentor, 2022-present.
Student Production Association (SPA) Faculty Advisor, 2022-present.
Theatre Education Student Association (TESA) Faculty Advisor, 2022-present.
Council on Student Research, 2020-present.
Theatre Arts Faculty Representative, Caine College of the Arts Faculty Awards, 2022.
Caine College of the Arts Travel Grant, 2021-2022.
Brescia University
Curriculum and Standards Committee, 2018-2020.
Faculty Mentor, 2018-2020.
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Committee, 2017-2020.
Faculty Welfare Committee (Chair), 2017-2020.
The University of Kansas
Guest Scholar Committee: Theatre Graduate Students (TGS), 2014-2015.
Graduate Representative: University Theatre Committee (UTC), 2014.
Graduate Student Senator: The University of Kansas Student Senate, 2013-2014.
Representative: Theatre Graduate Students (TGS), 2013-2014.
Department of Theatre Representative: Theatre Graduate Students (TGS), 2012-2013.
THEATRE EXPERIENCE
See RESUME
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Assignment Design Workshop with the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education at the University of Louisville (Participant)—Spring 2018
Institute for Pedagogy in the Liberal Arts at Oxford College at Emory University (Participant)—Summer 2017
Applied Humanities Workshop with the Hall Center for the Humanities (Participant)—Spring 2016
Lauren Yee Workshop with Tradewind Arts Asian American Artists (Dramaturg)—Spring 2016
The Dramaturgy Open Office Hours Project—Kansas City (Host)—2015-2016
New Play Dramaturgy Intensive in conjunction with the National New Play Network’s MFA Playwrights’ Workshop at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Dramaturg)—Summer 2015
PEO (Member and Officer)—2014-present
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (Member)—2013-present
Theatre Communications Group (Member)—2012-present
Mid-America Theatre Conference (Member)—2012-present
Association for Theatre in Higher Education (Member and Student Officer)—2012-present
American Society for Theatre Research (Member and Past Student Officer)—2012-present
Theta Alpha Phi: National Theatre Honor Fraternity (Member and Past Officer)—2003-Present
International Thespian Society (Member)—2000-Present
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Teacher (Cultural Anthropology): Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program, Louisville, KY, 2020.
Freelance: Kansas City Public Television: Kansas City, MO, Summer 2017.
Teaching Artist: RiverPark Center’s Act Out! Summer Camp, Owensboro, KY, Summer 2017.
Fellow: Kansas City Public Television: Kansas City, MO, Summer 2016.
Literary Manager and Resident Dramaturg at the Unicorn Theatre: Kansas City, MO, Spring 2013-Summer 2016.
University Theatre Dramaturg: The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Spring 2014 to Fall 2015.
Art Instructor: Camellot Academy, Kansas City, MO, Summers 2013/2014.
Intern at Coterie Theatre: Kansas City, MO, Fall 2011.
Assistant Residential Life Coordinator: University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 2010-2012.
Residential Coordinator: University of Evansville, Evansville, IN, 2009-2010.
SPEECH EXPERIENCE
KSHSAA Regional Speech and Drama Festival Judge: State of Kansas, Spring 2015.
Assistant Speech and Debate Coach: John F. Hodge High School, 2007-2009.
Academic Decathlon Judge: University of Central Missouri, Spring 2007.
GRANTS
TBA