Dr Fraser Stevens BA (Hons), MA, PhD
Lecturer in Performance, Course Leader for the Foundation Year in Humanities
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
Subject Area
Stage and Screen
Courses Taught
- BA Acting and Performance
- BA Acting and Performance (One Year Top-Up)
- Foundation Year
Modules Taught
- Acting Ensemble
- Bodies, Space, Performance
- Change Maker's Festival
Foundation Year
Research
Current research projects
Espionage as Theatre and Performance; Suspicion and Performance; New Methods for Devising Theatre
Other external responsibilities
- Board Member for TheatreAgora.ca
- Incoming Member-at-Large for the Canadian Association for Theatre Research
- Committee Member of the Digital Dramaturgy for the Canadian Association for Theatre Research Conference
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
Performances
Stevens, F. (2022). Pericles. Performance Lab at Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Theatres, Prague Fringe Festival Live Theatrical Performance.
Stevens, F. (2022). Pericles. Performance Lab at Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Theatres, Prague Fringe Festival Live Theatrical Performance.
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