Karin Maresh

Karin Maresh is a professor in the Department of Communication Arts at Washington & Jefferson College, US, the current department chair for Communication Arts, and is the advisor to the Student Theatre Company and the College’s chapter of Alpha Psi Omega (APO), the national honorary theatre society. She is an active member of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, and she is the VP for the national APO organization. She teaches a variety of courses including theatre studies, acting, directing & management, and gender and women’s studies. Additionally, she directs stage productions for the department (e.g., Urinetown, Dancing at Lughnasa, Roe), and she regularly leads travel courses to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe where she previously managed venues. Dr. Karin’s primary areas of interest include Irish theatre, particularly the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, women in theatre and film, American theatre, and musical theatre.