Artistic Literacy

In this call for action, Nancy Kindelan argues that theatre's signature pedagogy of engagement plays a significant role in helping all undergraduates achieve the aims and learning goals of a contemporary liberal education. This book serves the needs of professors, administrators, leaders in higher education, and graduate students interested in how theatre programs aid students in becoming analytical, creative, collaborative, and participating members of society capable of meeting the challenges of a fast-changing workplace.

Nancy Kindelan is an associate professor in the Theatre Department at Northeastern University, where she teaches dramatic literature courses and directs plays. She has published widely on theatre studies in higher education, dramatic literature, and dramaturgy, including the book Shadows of Realism: Dramaturgy and the Theories and Practices of Modernism (1997). In 2004, Northeastern University presented her with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.