PhD in Theatre History and Criticism
Fields of Interest
Biography
Shadow Zimmerman is a rising third-year doctoral student at the University of Washington School of Drama. He currently serves as the Editorial Assistant for Theatre History Studies and represents the graduate student members of ASTR as the 2019/2020 GSC Secretary/Historian. He serves his local School of Drama community as doctoral representative on the board of Graduate Student Representatives. He has presented work at ASTR, SETC, LMDA, and MATC, and his scholarship and curriculum are featured in Theatre Symposium 28 and How to Teach a Play: Essential Exercises for Popular Plays. His research considers medieval and early modern reception of ancient plays, literary theory and textual studies, and the intersections of the historical and modern avant-gardes.
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Selected Research
- Zimmerman, Shadow. Mediating Black Modernisms: Charles S Johnson and His Circle, Printing Opportunity and Performing the New Negro. 2022. University of Washington, PhD dissertation.
- Zimmerman, Shadow D. "Marinetti and Mussolini: Performing Citizenship in Anti-Fascist Italy." Theatre Symposium, Volume 28: Citizenship, edited by Andrew Gibb. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2020.
- Zimmerman, Shadow D. “Hedda Gabler.” How to Teach a Play: Exercises for the College Classroom, edited by Miriam Chirico and Kelly Younger. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
- Zimmerman, Shadow D. (2016). The Anima in Theatre: Animating a Jungian Concept for Devisers, Directors, and Actors. UC Santa Cruz: Theater Arts. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/17r577jp.
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School of Drama Productions
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Spring 2022
Winter 2022
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Professional AffiliationsAmerican Society for Theatre Research, Mid-America Theatre Conference, Alpha Psi Omega, Eta Sigma Phi