About
Dr. Jeanne Tiehen is a researcher, educator, published author, and theatre practitioner.
Jeanne joined University College Dublin as a Lecturer/Assistant Professor of Theatre, Drama, & Performance Studies in January 2023. Previously, she was Assistant Professor and Artistic Director at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania and Assistant Professor and Director of Theatre at Wayne State College in Nebraska. She graduated with her Ph.D. and M.A. in Theatre Studies from the University of Kansas where she served as Managing Editor for the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism. She graduated summa cum laude with a B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from Creighton University. In 2021, her book The Theatre of Nuclear Science: Weapons, Power, and the Scientists Behind It All was published with Routledge. Dr. Tiehen is currently working on her second monograph with Routledge, The Monsters We Become: Performing Monsters on Stage, Screen, and Beyond. She has directed several theatre productions and performed many roles using her training in Stanislavskian and Michael Chekhov technique.
For more information about her book, research writing, and publications, please see the Research tab. For more information about her creative writing and theatre practice, please see the Theatre tab.
Jeanne has also worked as a Behavioral Profile Analyst at Noll Human Resources, as an Assistant Teacher in a Montessori school, was a member of a repertory theatre company in Detroit, and worked at the Omaha Children's Museum.
Jeanne is trained and experienced in academic writing/editing, acting and directing, and public speaking. Interested in coaching or advising with these skills? Please see the last page and fill out the contact form.
UPCOMING/RECENT EVENTS
Guest panelist at Dublin Theatre Festival 2024 "Exit, With a Flourish" to discuss this year's plays, themes, and theatre at large.
October 11, 2024, 3 p.m. at Project Arts Centre.
Guest panelist at Dublin Theatre Festival 2024 "Exit, With a Flourish" to discuss this year's plays, themes, and theatre at large.
October 11, 2024, 3 p.m. at Project Arts Centre.
Spotify Podcast, Not Past It, featured an episode all about Frankenstein on October 26, 2022. Jeanne was interviewed for the podcast and shared materials from her award-winning M.A. thesis "Frankenstein on Stage: Galvanizing the Myth and Evolving the Creature" with podcast researchers. Click the button to check it out.
