Lecturer in Spanish and Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

Assistant Professor of Critical Studies - Theatre

Latinx Theatre, Shakespeare, LGBTQ Theatre, teatro de Siglo de Oro, whiteness studies, critical race and ethnicity studies, postcolonial feminisms

Associate Professor of Applied Theater

MFA Performance Pedagogy

Applied Theatre; Theatre of the Oppressed; Theatre for Social Change; Theatre for Young Audiences, U.S. Chicanx/Latinx cultural performance, representation, and identity; Equity, Diversity, Inclusion training; Simulated Patient Training; Directing, Dramaturgy, Devising, Arts Administration

Rachel DeSoto-Jackson is an Assistant Professor of Applied Theater, Director of SPATE (Simulated Patient/Applied Theater Ensemble) and Managing/Education Director of Footlight Players youth theater at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. As a Chicana/Latina educator, scholar, and theatre-maker, her work focuses on promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion through Applied Theater methods. Her artistic practice, scholarship, and teaching explore these practices within non-traditional settings and with interdisciplinary fields. Rachel currently serves as a Board Member for the Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed organization and on the Editorial Board of the organization’s journal. She has developed workshops, presentations, lectures, and course designs on various applications of Applied Theatre.

Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

New York University/Marymount Manhattan College

M.A & Ph.D. in Educational Theatre with Communities and Colleges

Afro-Latinx Theatre/ Black Theatre/ US Latinx Theatre/Latin American Theatre/Social Change Theatre/Theatre for Young Audiences/ Siglo del Oro/

I am already on the list but it needs to be updated; hence why I am fling it out again.

Edmonton (Canada)

Concentrations include: Theatre Practice/Performance, Musical Theatre Performance (Acting/Voice/Song Interpretation), Play Analysis, Scene Study, Directing, Devised Theatre and Collective Creation, Community-based Theatre Practice and Facilitation, and Arts in Education.

I am a Broadway veteran, educator, writer, director, and performing arts facilitator with over twenty-five years of professional experience. Some of my theatrical credits include supporting roles in the Tony-Award nominated Broadway production of The Capeman, ​the Tony Award nominated Broadway revivals of The Sound of Music and Man of La Mancha, and the Tony Award Winner for Best Musical In the Heights opposite Lin Manuel Miranda. I have worked alongside Paul Simon, Placido Domingo, Marc Anthony, Eva Longoria, Danny Trejo, and Academy Award nominees Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastroantonio, and Mare Winningham, among others. My practice and research are rooted in the methodologies and theories of Stanislavski, Spolin, Meisner, Boal, and others. Acting styles and texts range from Greek Tragedy to Shakespeare, Commedia to Expressionism, French Neoclassicism to American Melodrama, and explorations in Brecht’s Epic Theatre, Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, and Anne Bogart’s The Viewpoints.

Associate Professor and Director of the Phd in Theatre and Performance Studies

LatinxTheatre, Latin American Theatre, Theatre for Social Change, Performance Studies

I am already on the list, but with my former institution listed. Please remove the USC information and replace with my info on this form. Thanks!

Latinx Theatre/Devised, Ensemble Theatre/Playwriting/Directing/Fundraising/Small Company Leadership

MFA (Dramatic Writing)

My major focus and interests are in Latinx Theatre history and scholarship, Playwriting and Devised Creative Techniques, and Fundraising for Non-Profit Theatre/Cultural Institutions

Please see my websites for more details: www.radicalevolution.org betoobyrne.com

Phd in English, SUNY Stony Brook

I specialize in contemporary American, US Latinx, and Caribbean diaspora literatures. Most recently, I have published three essays on Lin-Manuel Miranda's plays and Twitter feed.

Assistant Professor of Practice-Costume Shop Manager /Costume Design / Costume Technician

MFA in Costume Technology

My academic interest and specialties are Costume Design and Costume Technology. I would love to be connected with projects in the Latinx world.

I just participated in the 2023 Latinx Theatre Commons Designer and Director Colaboratorio

Washington DC/Alexandria, VA

Associate Professor of Theatre Arts and Production Coordinator

MFA, Theatre Direction, Catholic University

I am a director-choreographer and a certified yoga instructor (RYT-200, Vinyasa and Power Flow). Thank you.