Dr Fraser Stevens BA (Hons), MA, PhD
Lecturer in Acting and Performance
Summary
Artist/Scholar and Lecturer in Acting and Performance.
About
I am an artist/scholar and lecturer in Acting and Performance. I obtained my BA from York University in Canada, my MA from Aberystwyth University in Wales, and my PhD from the University of Maryland in the United States.
I have produced theatre and performance work internationally and continue to make work with my company Almost Human. Along with my independent practice I have worked with practitioners and companies such as Mike Pearson, Brian MacDevitt, The 4th Line Theatre, and Radio Kootwijk Live.
My research focuses on the relationship between theatre and clandestine practices. I have published in both peer-reviewed journals and edited anthologies. I am currently working on a monograph detailing the crossover between theatre and performance, and espionage.
Teaching
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Subject Area
Stage and Screen
Courses Taught
BA Acting and Performance
Modules Taught
Bodies, Space, Performance Acting Ensemble
Research
Current research projects
Espionage as Theatre and Performance, New Methods for Devising Theatre, Suspicion and Performance
Collaborators or sponsors
Alec Hughes, Lisa Butler, James M. Harding, Brian MacDevitt
Publications
Journal articles
Stevens, F. (2022). The Poetic Failure of Mata Hari. Performance Research, 26 (8), 29-40. http://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2021.2087372
Harding, J.M., & Stevens, F. (2021). Editorial. Performance Research, 26 (8), 1-4. http://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2021.2087363
Stevens, F. (n.d.). The Performance of Covert Cultural Landscapes: A Theatre/Archaeology Analysis. Global Performance Studies, 3 (2). http://doi.org/10.33303/gpsv3n2a5
Book chapters
Stevens, F. (2017). Cultural Camouflage: Acting Identities in World War 2 Espionage. In War and Theatrical Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan
Other activities
External responsibilities
Board Member for TheatreAgora.ca, Communications Committee Member for Canadian Association for Theatre Research, Co-Director of Digital Dramaturgy for the Canadian Association for Theatre Research Conference