Jennifer Thomas Author & Editor

Jennifer Thomas is an Associate Professor of Performance and Chair of Performance and Communication Arts department at St. Lawrence University where she teaches courses in theatre history, theory, and literature. Working at the intersection of theory and practice, Thomas’s work has explored aging and old age, ethnography and musical theatre, and higher education pedagogy and practices in and out of the theatre. Her creative scholarship has been seen in Washington, Oregon, North Dakota, Connecticut, and Wisconsin.

Robert J. Vrtis is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Luther College. He teaches classes in acting, contemporary theatre, and directing practices. At Luther College, he works to empower student voices through service on the Council for Equity and Inclusion.