Karen Jean Martinson
Associate Professor and Theatre Season Artistic Director,
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Other ASU affiliations
Senior Global Futures Scholar,
Global Futures Scientists and Scholars
Humanities for the Environment Global Network, North American Observatory
Create the Change
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Mail code: 2002Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Karen Jean Martinson is an assistant professor of dramaturgy in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre. Her scholarly and creative work interrogates contemporary USAmerican performance, consumer culture and neoliberalism, and processes of identification, focusing on issues of race, class, gender and sexuality. She is active in the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR), the American Theatre and Drama Society (ATDS), and Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), which she serves as Vice President of Advocacy.
Education
Ph.D. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Courses
2026 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THE 695 | Continuing Registration |
| THP 301 | Theatre Production |
| THP 561 | Scripts in Progress |
| THP 592 | Research |
| THE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THE 484 | Internship |
| THF 497 | Senior Project |
| THP 618 | Theatre for Youth Practicum |
| THP 394 | Special Topics |
| THP 590 | Reading and Conference |
2026 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| THE 799 | Dissertation |
| THE 484 | Internship |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THE 598 | Special Topics |
| THP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| THP 592 | Research |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| THF 497 | Senior Project |
| THF 497 | Senior Project |
| THP 301 | Theatre Production |
| THP 693 | Applied Project |
| THP 394 | Special Topics |
| THE 562 | Dramaturgy Workshop |
| THP 301 | Theatre Production |
| THP 594 | Conference and Workshop |
| THE 695 | Continuing Registration |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THP 301 | Theatre Production |
| THP 561 | Scripts in Progress |
| THP 592 | Research |
| THE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THE 484 | Internship |
| THF 497 | Senior Project |
| THP 618 | Theatre for Youth Practicum |
| THP 394 | Special Topics |
| THP 590 | Reading and Conference |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
| THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
| THP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| THE 799 | Dissertation |
| THE 484 | Internship |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THE 598 | Special Topics |
| THP 561 | Scripts in Progress |
| THP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| THP 592 | Research |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| THF 497 | Senior Project |
| THP 301 | Theatre Production |
| THP 693 | Applied Project |
| THP 394 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THP 301 | Theatre Production |
| THP 561 | Scripts in Progress |
| THP 592 | Research |
| THE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THE 484 | Internship |
| THF 497 | Senior Project |
| THE 125 | Orientation to Theatre |
| THP 500 | Research Methods |
| THP 618 | Theatre for Youth Practicum |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
| THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
| THP 590 | Reading and Conference |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THE 598 | Special Topics |
| THP 561 | Scripts in Progress |
| THP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| THP 592 | Research |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| THF 497 | Senior Project |
| THE 562 | Dramaturgy Workshop |
| THP 301 | Theatre Production |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THE 598 | Special Topics |
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THP 301 | Theatre Production |
| THP 561 | Scripts in Progress |
| THP 592 | Research |
| THE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THE 484 | Internship |
| THF 497 | Senior Project |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
| THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
| THP 590 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THE 598 | Special Topics |
| THP 561 | Scripts in Progress |
| THP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| THP 592 | Research |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| THF 497 | Senior Project |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THE 598 | Special Topics |
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THE 520 | Theatre History and Literature |
| THP 301 | Theatre Production |
| THP 561 | Scripts in Progress |
| THP 592 | Research |
| THE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THE 484 | Internship |
| THF 497 | Senior Project |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
| THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THE 598 | Special Topics |
| THE 423 | African American Theatre |
| THP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| THP 592 | Research |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THE 562 | Dramaturgy Workshop |
| THE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THE 598 | Special Topics |
| THF 220 | Principles/Dramatic Analysis |
| THE 520 | Theatre History and Literature |
| THE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THF 397 | Prof Development Seminar |
| THE 484 | Internship |
| THF 497 | Senior Project |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
| THE 421 | Shakespeare: Stage and Film |
Professional Associations
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA)
Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR)
American Theatre and Drama Society (ATDS)