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Feb 5, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Justin Mitchell ’20 Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts Justin Mitchell ’20 came to Arcadia as a Business Administration major. On his first day of classes, he changed his major to Theater Arts. A shy student at Central High School, Mitchell had dreamed of getting on...
Apr 17, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Kathryn Petersen, associate professor of Theater Arts, is having her new play Chrysalis featured in Villanova's "Staged Reading" series on April 27 and 28. The play explores the story of 17th century naturalist and illustrator Maria Sybilla Merian and her daughter, Dorothea. After Sibylla Merian...
Oct 27, 2016 • Caitlin Burns
Arcadia University continues its 2016-17 season with William Inge’s Picnic, performed at Arcadia’s Little Theatre from Nov. 10 to 20. This 1953 Pulitzer Prize winning play examines the loneliness and longing of women in a Midwestern town over a Labor Day weekend when a charismatic drifter shows...
Kathryn Petersen (Associate Professor of Theater) received her B.A. in Psychology from Wheaton College and her M.F.A. in Playwriting from Temple University. As a professional actress and member of the Actor’s Equity Association, she’s appeared in over seventy productions regionally. As a playwright and member of the Dramatist’s Guild, Kathryn has had eleven plays produced and two published. Arthur’s Stone, Merlin’s Fire, published by Dramatic Publishing Company, has been produced by schools and theaters around the country. Treasure Island the Panto had multiple productions and was published by Playscripts Inc. Cinderella, reprised at People's Light in November 2013, garnered thirteen Philadelphia Barrymore Award nominations, including a nomination for Outstanding New Play of 2008. She is one of six playwrights chosen nationally to be part of the New Play Frontiers Initiative at People’s Light where she is a long-time company member.
Hometown
Elkins Park, PA
Home Country
United States
Languages
English
Wheaton College 1982
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Psychology
Temple University 2012
Master of Fine Arts, Major in Playwriting