Accomplishments: Department of Theatre
Christina Watanabe (Theatre) was honored with a St. Louis Theatre Circle Award for her work on Lynn Nottage's Clyde's. From the review in Ladue News: "Lighting designer Christina Watanabe bathes the premises in a series of searing, stark lights as well as some sinister red hues which drift through floor grates, offering intriguing鈥
Christina Watanabe (Theatre), head of design/tech and assistant professor of lighting design, recently designed the world premier production of Spread by Jes煤s I. Valles at INTAR Theatre in New York City. This off-Broadway production has extended its initial run and will have the distinction of being filmed and added to the New York Public Library鈥
Stefano Boselli (Theatre) presented his paper, 鈥淐riss-Crossing the Atlantic: Argentine Diasporic Stage Directors Returning to Buenos Aires,鈥 on Dec. 12, 2025 at PSi #30, the Performance Studies international conference 鈥淴XX Cruzo, Cruising, Crossroads,鈥 held in Fortaleza, Brazil. Boselli examined the transnational careers of Argentine directors鈥
Christina Watanabe (Theatre) is the lighting designer for Arkansas Rep's production of The Glass Menagerie, which the Arkansas Times calls "raw, poetic and devastating" and highlights the moment when "[Tom and Laura] share a sweet extended scene by the light of a candelabra that鈥檚 perhaps my favorite moment of The Rep鈥檚 whole summer season."鈥
A book review by Professor Germ谩n Garrido (City University of New York) in Theatre Research International praises Stefano Boselli's (Theatre) recent monograph, Actor-Network Dramaturgies: The Argentines of Paris: 鈥淎s its title anticipates, Boselli鈥檚 book leverages ANT (actor-network theory) to navigate the rhizomatic network of Argentine theatre鈥
Stefano Boselli (Theatre) presented his paper, 鈥淣omadic Comics from Page to Performance: Copi鈥檚 Irreverent Characters as Staged by Alfredo Arias and Les Lucioles,鈥 at the 45th Annual Mid-America Theatre Conference, held in Atlanta, GA, from March 6 to 8, 2025. Boselli鈥檚 paper examined the intersection of comics and theatre in the work of Argentine鈥
On Nov. 15, Stefano Boselli (Theatre) presented his paper, 鈥淟arge Production, Big History: The Actor-Network Dramaturgy of Good Bye Mister Freud through Space and Time,鈥 during the 鈥淏ig Histories: Experimental Methods for Tracking Change Across Bodies, Generations, and Geographies in Performance鈥 Working Session at the American Society for Theatre鈥
From Nov. 7 to 10, Stefano Boselli (Theatre) participated in the 121st Pacific and Ancient Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference, 鈥淭ranslation in Action,鈥 held in Palm Springs, CA. As part of his contributions, Boselli organized the Drama and Society I and II standing sessions and presented his paper, 鈥淪hipwrecked in Paradise: Expanding鈥
Assistant professor Christina Watanabe (Theatre) was featured as a guest on the popular podcast Light Talk, co-hosted by 性视界传媒 professor emeritus Brackley Frayer. In the podcast, she discusses her academic journey, challenges she has faced in the profession, and gratitude for her collaborators.
Adam Paul (Film), assistant professor, presented on a panel at the 4th Annual Humanities Podcast Network Symposium titled, "Podcasting as Artistry and Craft." Paul discussed his work on 性视界传媒 projects in the Departments of Film and Theatre, including the award-winning fiction podcast "POD115" and the recent film review podcast "The Film Dept.," co-鈥
Christina Watanabe (Theatre) designed the lighting for the DC-area premiere of Disney's Frozen at Olney Theatre Center in a new production that prominently features performers of color. Olney was selected by Disney as one of only a few regional theatres to access rights to this show. This production uses new and emerging automation鈥
Stefano Boselli (Theatre) published the article 鈥淒eliberate Starvation: Hunger Artists in Kafka, R贸偶ewicz, and Sinking Ship鈥 in Global Performance Studies 6, nos 1鈥2 (2023): Hunger. The article explowes how a negative action, the decision to abstain from food, can be enacted on stage. Examining hunger as a conscious choice to avoid food for鈥