Bess Rowen

M.A. '11

Bess Rowen

Bess Rowen is a graduate of the M.A. Program in Performance Studies and specialized in feminist and gender studies in sorority identity. Bess also has a Ph.D. in Theatre & Performance from The Graduate Center, CUNY. She is a member of the Actors' Equity Association and works as an Intimacy Choreographer. She has also directed, produced, stage managed, and even done a little playwriting. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Theatre Department and affiliated faculty in the Gender & Women's Studies Program at Villanova University.

NYU Affiliations

Intern for Women & Performance, M.A. Class Representative, Performance Studies Banner Bearer at Tisch Salute

Current Occupation

Assistant Professor, Villanova University

Education

The Graduate Center, CUNY

Ph.D. - Theatre & Performance

New York, New York

 

The Graduate Center, CUNY

M.Phil. - Theatre

New York, New York

 

New York University

Master of Arts - Performance Studies

New York, New York

 

Lehigh University

Bachelor of Arts - English & Theatre

Minor in Psychology

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Publications

•  The Lines Between the Lines, University of Michigan Press (2021)