Dr. Jordan Schildcrout earned his B.A. in Literature from Yale University and his Ph.D. in Theatre from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He teaches courses in theatre history, theory, and dramaturgy, including seminars in LGBT Theatre and American Drama. He previously taught at Ohio University, where he was recognized with the University Professor Award and a Faculty Mentor Award.
As a dramaturg and literary manager, he worked for Manhattan Theatre Club, Adobe Theatre Company, Denver Center Theatre Company, Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, Fox/Searchlight Pictures, TOSOS II, and the Drama Desk-nominated Wash & Fold Theatre Project, which he co-founded. Recently he served as the dramaturg on Purchase College's production of Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice. Other productions include William Saroyan’s The Time of Your Life, Christopher Durang’s Betty’s Summer Vacation, Bertolt Brecht’s Man Equals Man, and Paula Vogel’s And Baby Makes Seven.
Dr. Schildcrout has published articles and reviews on theatre, film, and popular culture in scholarly journals including Theatre Journal, The Journal of Popular Culture, and The Journal of American Culture. He frequently presents new scholarship at conferences of American Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) and the Mid-American Theatre Conference (MATC).
Published Articles:
“Queer Justice: The Retrials of Leopold and Loeb on Stage and Screen”Journal of American Culture 34:2 (June 2011)
“The Closet is a Deathtrap: Bisexuality, Duplicity, and the Dangers of the Closet in the Postmodern Thriller”
Theatre Journal 63:1 (March 2011) “The Performance of Nonconformity on The Muppet Show—or, How Kermit Made Me Queer”
Journal of Popular Culture 41:5 (October 2008) “No Tragedy: Queer Evil in the Metaphysical Comedies of Nicky Silver”
“We Will Be Citizens”: New Essays on Gay and Lesbian Theatre McFarland (2008) Reviews: .
Arts Memo: Harvey in Gay & Lesbian Review (Mar/Apr 2013)
Albee in Performance in Modern Drama (Spring 2012)
Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg in Jewcy (August 2009)
Yiddish Theatre: A Love Story in Jewcy (January 2009)
Carrie (Theatre Couture) in Theatre Journal 59:3 (October 2007)
The Normal Heart in Theatre Journal 56:4 (December 2004)
Tom Stoppard: A Life in Theatre Journal 55:2 (May 2003)
Forthcoming: “Drama and the New Sexualities: 1945-Present” in The Oxford Handbook of American Drama
