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Research and Scholarship

My research primarily focuses on youth theatre, Theatre Education practices & pedagogy, and LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth.  Take a look below at recent publications, scholarship, and the LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth Project.

Publications 

Waldron, Andrew. “Turning the Red Tide: The Creative Arts Team and Theatre-Based Youth AIDS Education in New York City, 1986-1992”. New England Theatre Journal. vol. 34 (2023)

LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth Project. First of its kind research website documenting queer youth theatre. In collaboration with Ball State Office of Digital Research and Publishing. Launched October 1, 2023. https://digitalresearch.bsu.edu/lgbtq-theatre-for-youth-project 

Waldron, Andrew, Matthew Cooper, Felix Goetschius-Adams, Grace Guthrie, and Mason Sharon. “Uncovering LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth: A Survey of Published Plays” Youth Theatre Journal, 30 June 2023. (co-written with Ball State undergraduate students)

Waldron, Andrew. “Revolutionizing the Curriculum in a Youth-Focused LGBTQ+ Theatre Course”. Theatre/Practice Journal. Co-Editors: Dan Smith and Karin Waidley. vol. 12, 2023

Elvin, Jaydene, and Andrew Waldron. “Act Like a Teacher: Shaping Future Educators through Theatre-based Pedagogy”. Cultivating Democratic Literacy through the Arts: Guiding Preservice Teachers Towards Innovative Learning Spaces in ELA Classrooms. Co-Editors: Dr. Pamela Hartman and Dr. Jeff Spanke. Information Age Publishing. (2023)

Waldron, Andrew. “Book Review: Teaching Critical Performance Theoryin Today’s Theatre Classroom, Studio, and Communities” Youth TheatreJournal, vol. 34, no. 2. Jan. 2021.

Online Research--The LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth Project

The LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth Project is a first-of-its-kind digital database of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) Theater for Youth. This new project seeks to find, read, analyze, and document as much LGBTQ+ theatre content that attends to lives of youth.  (https://digitalresearch.bsu.edu/lgbtq-theatre-for-youth-project/)

 

Our hope is to provide youth, educators, artists, theatre companies, scholars, playwrights, (and other interested parties), with an easy to use site where one can;

  • Read about a play, its content, cast size, length, and format

  • Search for plays that deal with specific LGBTQ+ communities and identity structures

  • Learn about the themes, stereotypes, and tropes present in the work to not only encourage more dynamic approaches to storytelling but to also engage scholarship in the field

  • Get linked to the publisher’s website for more information or to get your own copy

  • Share the amazing work that playwrights and companies have made that contribute to a growing body of diverse LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth!

  • Explore additional resources including; youth theatre companies, queer literature, educational websites, etc.

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