NCID-1120
Ashley Lucas
Associate Professor of Theatre and Drama, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Associate Professor in the Residential College, Associate Professor of English Language and Literature, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Associate Professor of Art and Design, Penny W Stamps School of Art and Design
University of Michigan
Education/Degree:
1 Ethnic Studies and Drama and Theatre Ethnic Studies and Drama and Theatre (University of California, San Diego)
About
Ashley Lucas is associate professor of theatre & drama in the Residential College as well as director of the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) at the University of Michigan. She holds a BA in theater studies and English from Yale University and a joint PhD in ethnic studies and theatre and drama from University of California, San Diego. She is a fellow of the Ford Foundation, the University of North Carolina (UNC) Faculty Engaged Scholars Program, and UNC's Institute for Arts and Humanities.
Current Work
Lucas is the author of an ethnographic play about the families of prisoners entitled Doin' Time: Through the Visiting Glass, which she has performed as a one-woman show throughout the US and in Ireland, Brazil, and Canada. Lucas is currently working on the book manuscript for the Methuen Critical Companion on Prison Theatre, which analyzes performances from the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil.
Research Area Keyword(s)
ethnographic theatre, families of prisoners, prison arts programming, prison theatre, US Latina/o theatre