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Joseph Brandesky, PhD
Professor of Theatre
Areas of Expertise
Acting/Direction
Introduction to Theatre
As a specialist in Russian and Czech theatre, Professor Brandesky has traveled to St. Petersburg, Moscow and Prague to study and conduct research in his field. Brandesky has developed several Theatre Design exhibits, most recently as Co-Curator for Metaphor and Irony 2: Frantisek Troster and Contemporary Czech Theatre Design. This was a follow up exhibit to Metaphor and Irony: Czech Scenic and Costume Design 1920-1999 (shown in 2000-01). A book project, 20th Century Czech Theatre Design: Metaphor and Irony Revisited, is being published by the University of Iowa Press as part of its Studies in Theatre History and Culture series and will be available in May 2007.
Brandesky has organized 5 Study Tours to the Czech Republic and will lead a group of Ohio State University students to the Prague Quadrennial in June 2007. He has made numerous scholarly presentations at state, regional and national conferences and has published articles in Theatre Design and Technology, Slavic and East European Performance and the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism. In 2003 he received two awards, one for scholarship and one for teaching. His essay "Spectacular St. Petersburg: 100 Years of Russian Theatre Design" was named the Herbert D. Greggs Outstanding Article by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology and he received the Ohio State University Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Since joining the faculty at OSU-Lima in 1988, Dr. Brandesky has produced, directed and co-directed 50 productions. In Autumn 2005 he directed his adaptation of K. J. Erben's fairy tale The Three Spinners for the Theatre for Young Audiences series. His production of G. B. Shaw's Arms and the Man was performed in May 2006 and was designed by Czech scenographer Marketa Fantova. He is currently directing Joseph Fisher's updated version of Cupid and Psyche, to be performed February 22-25, 2007.
Education
B.A. Southwest Texas State University 1975
M.A. Southwest Texas State University 1982
Ph.D. University of Kansas 1988
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