
Stephen Di Benedetto
Stephen Di Benedetto is Chair and Professor of Theatre for the Department of Theatre, Michigan State University. He received his Ph.D. from Goldsmiths College, University of London with a dissertation entitled, Playwriting as a Visual Art: A study of contemporary English-speaking dramaturgy using the works of five playwrights trained as fine artists. He holds an MA in Theatre History from the University of Michigan, and a BFA in Theatre Studies from The Theatre School, DePaul University. Dr. Di Benedetto was the Chair and the Executive Director of the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre at the University of Miami from 2011- 2018 and has held teaching positions at the University of Houston; the Drama Studies Centre, University College Dublin, National University of Ireland; and at DePaul University. He is an active member of the American Society for Theatre Research, the International Federation for Theatre Research, Performance Studies International, and the Association for the Study of the Arts in the Present. Among his other professional affiliations he was a convener of the Scenography Working group of the International Federation for Theatre Research, an Associate Editor (Drama) for ASAP/Journal, and an Associate Editor of Scene, Book Review Editor (North America) for Theatre Research International, an artist board member of DiverseWorks Art House in Houston, a theatre critic for Houston Free Press and Irish Theatre Magazine, and worked as a dramaturg at such places as Infernal Bridegroom Productions and The Connecticut Repertory Theatre.
Current research and publications explore scenographic design in various cultural contexts, and examine the ways in which the five senses are harnessed by artists in performance from a phenomenological perspective. Additionally, Dr. Di Benedetto, with Joslin McKinney and Scott Palmer, is a Series Editor for Performance and Design published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama.
Phone: 517-355-6690
Address: Department of Theatre
College of Arts & Letters
Michigan State University
542 Auditorium Rd. #117
East Lansing, MI 48824
Current research and publications explore scenographic design in various cultural contexts, and examine the ways in which the five senses are harnessed by artists in performance from a phenomenological perspective. Additionally, Dr. Di Benedetto, with Joslin McKinney and Scott Palmer, is a Series Editor for Performance and Design published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama.
Phone: 517-355-6690
Address: Department of Theatre
College of Arts & Letters
Michigan State University
542 Auditorium Rd. #117
East Lansing, MI 48824
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