Rachael Powles is a third-year PhD student in Theatre History and Performance Studies. Her research considers the history of American acting and movement training. Working at the intersection of critical university studies, theatre history, and dance history, Rachael is interested in theatre education contributed to the nineteenth-century project of cultivating "good taste," and how conventions developed in the nineteenth century continue to impact professional training today. She also works as a production dramaturg, with a special interest in the nuance of adaptation and translation.