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	Smith, Gay Professor of Theater, Emerita BA University of Hawaii MA University of Hawaii PHD University of California, Los Angeles MAA Wesleyan University
EMAIL:	gsmith@wesleyan.edu
COURSES TAUGHT THIS SEMESTER:
RESEARCH INTERESTS:	History of Drama and Theatre in Moliere's time; Irish Plays and Politics 1600-to the Present; Shakespeare in America; Dramaturgy.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:	Theater Historian and Dramaturg, Author of forthcoming Lady Macbeth in America: From the stage to the White House (Palgrave, 2010). Previous publications: George Sand's Gabriel (Greenwood 1992), George Sand's Theatre Career (UMI 1985); editor and introduction for Plays by Phil Bosakowski (Broadway Play Publishing 2002), and several articles. Current projects include an anthology "Irish Plays and Politics" and scripts "Little Mrs. Moliere," "Beaumarchais' Countess Almaviva." Dramaturg for Seven Devils Playwrights Conference in McCall, Idahao and New York City.
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS:	Federation for International Theatre Research. George Sand Association. Fellow at Center for the Humanities, Wesleyan, spring '07.
AWARDS WON:	Librarians Choice Award for book George Sand's Theatre Career. National Humanities Fellowship. Camargo Residency.