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leadership

Nathan Bowman

Benedictine College

President

Frederick D. Miller

University of Pittsburgh

Interim Associate Conference Planner

Cason Murphy

Iowa State University

Immediate Past President

Macy Jones

University of The Ozarks

Vice President

Karen M. Dabney

University of Virginia (UVA Acts)

Internal Communications Officer

Open Position

Treasurer

Elaine Hendriks Smith

Florida State University

Interim Conference Planner

Kristi Good

Carnegie Mellon University

Accessibility Officer

Open Position

External Communications Officer

​Graduate Student Representatives

  • Frederick D. Miller, University of Pittsburgh

  • Meg Nelson, Florida State University

  • Jordan Mattson, Florida State University

  • grad_rep@matc.us​

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Publications
Theatre History Studies

  • Journal Editor: Jocelyn L. Buckner, Chapman University, ths.editor@matc.us

  • Associate Editor: Dennis Sloan, DePauw University

  • Book Review Editor: Kellen Hoxworth, University at Buffalo – SUNY, ths.book.editor@matc.us

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Theatre/Practice

  • Journal Editor: Karin Waidley, University of Michigan, thr.practice.editor@matc.us

  • Editorial Assistant: Shelby Alexander, University of Michigan

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Symposium Chairs​

Conference Planning Committee Members-at-Large:

  • Meg Nelson, Florida State University

  • Karin Maresh, Washington & Jefferson College

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Theatre History Symposium: theatre_history@matc.us

  • Mike Franz, University of Mississippi

  • Zach Dailey, University of Houston-Downtown

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Playwriting Symposium: playwriting@matc.us

  • Tiffany Antone, Iowa State University

  • Lucas Skjaret, University of North Alabama

  • Stacey Schiller, Baylor University (Graduate Liaison)

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Practice/Production Symposium: practice_production@matc.us

  • Cate Heiner, University of Washington

  • Bella Poynton, SUNY Oswego

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Pedagogy Symposium: pedagogy@matc.us

  • Karie Miller, Grinnell College

  • Sam Collier, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Articles in Progress: article_session@matc.us

  • Sean Bartley, Northwestern State University

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Pitching your Book: book_pitch@matc.us

  • Stefano Boselli, University of Nevada Las Vegas

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Emerging Scholars Panel: emerging_scholars@matc.us

  • Greer Gerni, University of Missouri – Kansas City

  • Alex Stahl, Baylor University

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​Committees​

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​Bylaws Ad Hoc Committee

  • Karen Dabney – Chair, Internal Communication Officer

  • Nathan Bowman

  • Macy Jones

  • Julia Moriarty

  • Steve Young

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Conference Planning

  • Elaine Hendriks Smith, Interim Conference Planner

  • Frederick D. Miller, Interim Associate Conference Planner

  • Symposia Co-Chairs

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IDEALS Committee
At the 2025 conference in Atlanta the Accessibility, Anti-Racism, and Land Acknowledgement committees combined to form the IDEALS committee: Inclusivity, Diversity, Equality, Access, Land Acknowledgement, and Sustainability.

  • Haley Alvarez

  • Karen Dabney

  • Lynn Deboeck

  • Kristi Good

  • Emily Goodell

  • Rebecca Jackson

  • Yuko Kurahashi

  • Karin Marsh

  • David Melendez

  • David Peterson

  • Skye Strauss

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