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Melanie Dreyer specializes in intercultural and multilingual theatre projects. She has directed in a variety of international locations, including Germany, Turkey, and Uganda. Fluent in German, Dreyer translates and directs contemporary German plays, which have been produced in the United States and Canada and published in international magazines and anthologies. a two-time Fullbright scholar, her current research focuses on locating, archiving, analyzing, and adapting traditional stories from small villages in Uganda. Her most recent book, The Adaptable Degree, offers statistical evidence for the employability of theatre graduates across all work sectors. She holds an MA in dramatic literature from Washington University St. Louis, an MFA in directing from Northwestern University, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from University of Missouri. She is currently a full professor in the Department of Drama at the University of Alberta.
GROUNDED
MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!
HISTORY BOYS
YERMA
GOOD PEOPLE
OUTSIDE INN
OUR TOWN