Mary McAvoy
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Mail code: 2602Campus: Tempe
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Dr. Mary McAvoy is an associate professor in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre and program director for the Theatre for Youth and Community undergraduate and graduate programs. Her research and creative practice focus on histories of theatre and drama in educational contexts; performance pedagogy and activism (particularly in US labor movements); educational theatre/drama, theatre teacher preparation, and teaching artistry; radical and experimental performance in youth cultures; and arts education policy.
She is the author of Rehearsing Revolutions: The Labor Drama Experiment and Radical Activism in the Early Twentieth Century (University of Iowa Press - Studies in Theatre History and Culture; 2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title; 2020 Theatre Library Association George Freedley Memorial Award Finalist), co-author of Drama and Education: Performance Methodologies for Teaching and Learning (Routledge) and co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Drama in Education and Youth and Performance: Perceptions of the Contemporary Child (OLMS). Her articles have appeared in Youth Theatre Journal, The Journal of American Drama and Theatre, Arts Education Policy Review, and various edited collections. She serves on the editorial board and has guest edited for multiple journals.
As a practitioner-researcher, she works extensively in education and community engagement for performance and theatre. She has presented intensives and professional development in theatre teaching and theatre arts curriculum development in the US, Russia, and China and has developed engagement programs for a variety of audiences in professional and educational theatres. In her capacity as a director and dramaturge, she prioritizes new, experimental, and avant-garde works for young audiences (birth - age 25).
She teaches courses in theatre history, research methods, and theatre teaching methods preK-16+ in both the undergraduate and graduate theatre programs. She also directs the theatre education teacher certification programs.
- Ph.D. Theatre, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- M.A. Theatre, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- B.A. Theatre (with K-12 teacher certification), University of North Carolina-Asheville
- histories of theatre and drama in educational contexts
- drama/theatre and the labor movement
- educational theatre/drama
- teaching artistry
- radical and experimental performance with, by, and for young people
- performance pedagogy and activism
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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THE 321 | History of the Theatre II |
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THP 783 | Fieldwork |
THE 590 | Reading and Conference |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 592 | Research |
THP 484 | Internship |
THP 618 | Theatre for Youth Practicum |
THP 692 | Research |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THP 301 | Theatre Production |
THE 799 | Dissertation |
THE 792 | Research |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 311 | Drama & Education: Perf Mthds |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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THE 325 | Play Reading/Education Theatre |
THE 590 | Reading and Conference |
THE 500 | Research Methods |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THP 511 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THP 411 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THP 692 | Research |
THP 783 | Fieldwork |
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THE 484 | Internship |
THE 799 | Dissertation |
THE 792 | Research |
THP 618 | Theatre for Youth Practicum |
THP 592 | Research |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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THE 799 | Dissertation |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
THE 321 | History of the Theatre II |
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THP 783 | Fieldwork |
THE 590 | Reading and Conference |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 592 | Research |
THP 484 | Internship |
THP 618 | Theatre for Youth Practicum |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THP 692 | Research |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THE 480 | Methods of Teaching Theatre |
THE 581 | Methods of Teaching Theatre |
THP 301 | Theatre Production |
THE 799 | Dissertation |
THE 792 | Research |
THP 684 | Internship |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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THP 598 | Special Topics |
THE 325 | Play Reading/Education Theatre |
THE 590 | Reading and Conference |
THE 500 | Research Methods |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THP 511 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THP 411 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THP 692 | Research |
THP 783 | Fieldwork |
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THE 484 | Internship |
THE 799 | Dissertation |
THE 792 | Research |
THE 125 | Orientation to Theatre |
THP 618 | Theatre for Youth Practicum |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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THE 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
THE 321 | History of the Theatre II |
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THP 783 | Fieldwork |
THE 590 | Reading and Conference |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 592 | Research |
THP 484 | Internship |
THP 618 | Theatre for Youth Practicum |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THP 692 | Research |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THE 480 | Methods of Teaching Theatre |
THE 581 | Methods of Teaching Theatre |
THP 301 | Theatre Production |
THE 799 | Dissertation |
THE 792 | Research |
THP 684 | Internship |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THE 325 | Play Reading/Education Theatre |
THE 590 | Reading and Conference |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THP 511 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THP 411 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THP 692 | Research |
THP 783 | Fieldwork |
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THE 484 | Internship |
THP 311 | Creative Drama with Youth |
THE 799 | Dissertation |
THE 792 | Research |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
THE 321 | History of the Theatre II |
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THP 783 | Fieldwork |
THE 590 | Reading and Conference |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 592 | Research |
THP 484 | Internship |
THP 618 | Theatre for Youth Practicum |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THE 480 | Methods of Teaching Theatre |
THE 581 | Methods of Teaching Theatre |
THP 301 | Theatre Production |
THE 799 | Dissertation |
THE 792 | Research |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THE 590 | Reading and Conference |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THP 511 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THP 411 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THE 484 | Internship |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THP 783 | Fieldwork |
THE 590 | Reading and Conference |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 592 | Research |
THP 484 | Internship |
THP 618 | Theatre for Youth Practicum |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THP 692 | Research |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THP 511 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THP 411 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THP 611 | Sites of Inquiry-Performance |
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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THE 321 | History of the Theatre II |
THE 325 | Play Reading/Education Theatre |
THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THP 783 | Fieldwork |
THE 480 | Methods of Teaching Theatre |
THE 581 | Methods of Teaching Theatre |
THE 590 | Reading and Conference |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THP 592 | Research |
THP 484 | Internship |
THP 618 | Theatre for Youth Practicum |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THP 692 | Research |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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THE 510 | Studies in Literature |
THP 598 | Special Topics |
THE 325 | Play Reading/Education Theatre |
THE 590 | Reading and Conference |
THP 684 | Internship |
THP 693 | Applied Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THF 497 | Senior Project |
THE 600 | Research Methods |
THP 511 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THP 311 | Creative Drama with Youth |
THP 411 | Methods of Teaching Drama |
THP 692 | Research |
THP 692 | Research |