Member - Lee Devin |
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Consulting Dramaturg Professor of Theatre, Emeritus 603 Hillborn Avenue |
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Plays, translations, and libretti Long Illness , California Nurses' Association, 1957 Ye Gods , musical comedy with Gordon Bogdon and Paul Wadleigh, Indiana University , 1961 Thunder Over Indiana; or, Virtue Rewarded , musical comedy with Victor Davies, Indiana University , 1962 "The Pointed Stick," play in one act, University of Virginia , 1964; Poet Lore, 1964 Lament: for Guitar and Two Lovers , drama with music, with Sidney Hodkinson, University of Virginia , 1963; Theodore Presser, 1974 Cinderella , with Dorothy Fitzgerald, Vassar College , 1966 "Ballad for a Wanton Boy," one act for radio, WGBH, 1966 Vox Populous, an Active Oratorio , music by Sidney Hodkinson , Minnesota Opera, 1968; Theodore Presser, 1974 "Elegy for Irish Jack," one act for radio, EARPLAY, 1973 ( US entry, Prix d'Italia, 73) "Black Glass Butterfly," one act for radio, EARPLAY, 1974 The Swinish Cult, opera in two acts, with Sidney Hodkinson, NEA grant 1975 Spirit of '76 , with Jerry Frost, William Penn Foundation, 1975 "When the Time Comes," one act for radio, EARPLAY, 1978 Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus: An Adventure in Pseudo-science , five part drama for radio from Mary Shelley, EARPLAY, 1981 "Dreamer," opera in one act, with Julian Grant, Banff School of the Arts, 1985 "Amazing Grace," play in one act, People's Light and Theatre Company, 1986 Summerfolk , acting version from Gorky , with Margaret Wettlin, PLTC, 1985 St. Carmen of the Main , opera in two acts from Michele Tremblay, with Sidney Hodkinson, Guelph Spring Festival, 1987; G. Shirmer, 1987 Think It Over, Giacomino!, translation from Pirandello with Edoardo Lebano, Pirandellian Studies, Winter 87 A Doll House , acting version from Ibsen, People's Light, 1988 Oedipus , acting version from Sophocles, with Abigail Adams, People's Light, 1988 Alice; scenes and variations from Lewis Carroll , 1993 Celebration , a cycle of mystery plays, 1994 The Madwoman of Chaillot , acting version from Giraudoux, New Voices Ensemble, People's Light, 1995
Other writing "Musical Comedy: An American Opportunity ," Southern Theatre, Winter 63 " Lincoln 's Ethos: Viewed and Practiced," Central States Speech Journal XVI (May 1964) "Conceiving the Forms; Play Analysis for Production Dramaturgy," in Dramaturgy in American Theatre , eds. Susan Jonas, Michael Lupu, and Geoffrey Proehl, Harcourt Brace, 1996 "Beyond Requirements: Software Making as Art," with Rob Austin. IEEE Software , Jan/Feb, 2003. Artful Making: What Managers Need to Know about How Artists Work , with Rob Austin, Upper Saddle River NJ : Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2003. "Successful Innovation through Artful Process," with Rob Austin, Leader to Leader , Spring 2004. "The Economics of Agility in Software Development," with Rob Austin, Working Paper, Harvard Business School . "Planning to Get Lucky," Cutter IT Journal, Vol. 17, No. 11, November 2004.
In preparation 8/9ths of the Iceberg . A poetics of scripts and play making Rehearsal: Principles and Lore, A Collection, with Geoffrey Proehl and others Acting: a hyper-text encyclopaedia , with Geoffrey Proehl "Artful Planning," for the Harvard Business Review Getting Lucky; Planning and Practice for Innovation on Demand , with Rob Austin "Artful Leadership," presentation, Centre for Arts and Organisational Leadership, London , UK , May 2005.
Memberships Actors' Equity Association American Theatre in Higher Education Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas
Conference papers ECTC 1992: Dramaturgy Project: Macbeth ECTC 1993: Dramaturgy Project: Oresteia LMDA 1992: University Caucus LMDA 1993: University Caucus LMDA 1994: University Caucus, "Dramaturgy in the Liberal Arts" SETC 1994: "Dramaturgy; Conceiving the Forms" LMDA 1995: "Dramaturging the Audience" Dramaturgy for Undergraduates, panel Chair 1996 Conference Planning Group ATHE 1995: "A Class in Dramaturgy" The Critical Voice in Dramaturgy, panel Chair LMDA 1996: Hot Topics, session Chair ATHE 1996: "Script Analysis for Production Dramaturgy" LMDA 1997: Hot Topics, session Chair ATHE 1997: Rehearsals: Principles and Lore, panel Chair LMDA 1998: Chair, University Caucus LMDA 1999: Chair, University Caucus Member, Conference Planning Group LMDA 2000: Chair, University Caucus Member, Conference Planning Group Cutter Summit , 2002. "Artful Making," with Rob Austin
Directing A Doll House, The Boy with a Cart, Ten Nights in a Bar-room, Death of a Salesman, The Flying Doctor, Tartuffe, Cinderella, Blood Wedding, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll*, The Browning Version, The Island, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Rook, The Field God, A Streetcar Named Desire*, Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction, The Jealous Husband (opera)*, Honey Sam, Spring Celebration (Selected medieval mysteries), Heartbreak House, The Misanthrope, The Rivals, Misalliance. Note: These are mostly student-acted productions; * designates professional productions.
Acting Ulysses; Troilus and Cressida ; University of Virginia Thomas More; A Man for All Seasons ; UVa Frank; Movers and Shakers, Vassar College 1966-68: Study with Milton Katselas, NYC Jean; Miss Julie , Vassar Mr. Antrobus; The Skin of Our Teeth , UC San Diego T. Lawrence Shannon; The Night of the Iguana, People's Light and Theatre Company Malvolio; Twelfth Night , PLTC Lee; Center City Soap , The Philadelphia Company Benedick; Much Ado About Nothing , PLTC Howard; Holy Ghosts , PLTC Piet; A Lesson from Aloes , PLTC Mitch; A Streetcar Named Desire , PLTC Jason; Valentines and Killer Chili , PLTC Sgt Bates; The Love Suicide at the Schofield Barracks, PLTC Bohun; You Never Can Tell , PLTC Nat Miller; Ah! Wilderness , PLTC Judge Robedeaux; The Traveling Lady , PLTC Canon Chasuble; The Importance of Being Earnest , PLTC 1994-1996: Study with Carla Belver, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia Provost; Measure for Measure , PLTC
Governor Mifflin; George Washington, II , CBS TV Squire Evans ; Blades !, Finegan International Films Commercials and Industrials
Honors First Prize, James S. Helms Playscript Award, 1964 First Prize, California Olympiad of the Arts, 1965 First Prize, WGBH Radio Drama Contest, 1968 Purchase Awards, WHA EARPLAY Project: 1972, 1973, 1978 NEA Librettist Grant: 1974, 1975, 1977 Mellon Grant [For 2 nd semester of leave]: 1973, 1977 Eugene Lang Faculty Fellowship [For 2 nd semester of leave]: 1990
Education AB, San Jose State College, 1958, with distinction and department honors MA, Indiana University , 1961 "History into Drama: Three Plays about Abraham Lincoln" PhD, Indiana University , 1967 Form in the Tragedies of Paul Green
Teaching 1958-60. Teaching associate, Indiana University : Public Speaking, Introduction to Drama 1960-62. Lecturer, IU Extension Indianapolis : Acting, Public Speaking 1962-66. Instructor in Speech and Drama, University of Virginia : Public Speaking, Play Production, Theatre Laboratory, Introduction to Drama 1966-67. Instructor in Theatre, Vassar College : Renaissance Drama, 19 th Century Drama, 20 th Century Drama, Introduction to the Theatre, Play Writing 1967-70. Assistant Professor, Vassar College 1970-79. Associate Professor of English Literature, Swarthmore College : Scene Study, Ensemble, Play Analysis, Form and Meaning, Modern Drama, Play Directing, Play Writing 1979-2002: Professor, Swarthmore College : Shakespeare, Representation, Introduction to Theatre, Techniques of Acting, American Dramaturgy, Pre-Shakespearean Dramaturgy, Production Dramaturgy, Scene Study, Intermediate Acting, Intermediate Directing 2002- : Professor Emeritus of Theatre, Senior Research Scholar, Swarthmore College . 2005, spring semester. Lecturer, Ursinus College : Dramaturgy
Adjunct to teaching 1962-66. Technical Director, Virginia Players 1962-64 summers: Electrician, Stage Manager, Production Stage Manager for Honey in the Rock; Beckley , West Virginia 1966-70. Associate Director, Vassar Experimental Theatre 1968. Artist in Residence, Ball State University 1970-1998. Director of The Theatre, Swarthmore College 1973-74. Artist in Residence, UC San Diego 1974. Week in residence, Minnesota Opera Company 1975-76. Participating faculty, "New Models for Teaching Dramatic Literature," Bernard Beckerman, project director 1977-85. Artist in Residence, People's Light and Theatre Company 1981. Participant, NEH Summer Institute, "Shakespeare in Performance," Folger Library , Washington DC 1984-85. Matinee discussions and study guides, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia 1985-present. Dramaturg, PLTC 1985. Visiting Artist, Banff School of the Arts, Music Theatre Ensemble 1986. Visiting Artist, Jan Plan, Bucknell University 1987. Consultant for acting, "Shakespeare's Text in Action," NEH Summer Institute, Folger Library, Michael Goldman, project director 1990. Member, Theatre Association of Pennsylvania commission on a theatre curriculum for PA schools, K through 12. 1997-present. Consultant for Interpersonal Business Solutions. 2001. Presentation, with Rob Austin, Innovation Seminar, Harvard Business School 2002. Presentation, with Rob Austin, Cutter Consortium 2003 - Guest appearances in classes at Harvard Business School |
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