Dani Snyder-Young is a Chicago-based dramaturg, director, and critic. Her artistic work focuses primarily on political theatre, community based performance, new play development, and adaptations of classical texts for diverse audiences, which dovetails with her scholarly work on applied and community-based theatre. Dani is the author of Theatre of Good Intentions: Challenges and Hopes for Theatre and Social Change (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) and an artist-in-residence with Halcyon Theatre. She is Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Illinois Wesleyan University, where she runs the BA Theatre Arts program. Dani holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MA and PhD from New York University.
Dani Snyder-Young
“The most gorgeous group of f*ck ups” in Airline Highway at Steppenwolf
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“The most gorgeous group of f*ck ups” in Airline Highway at Steppenwolf
3 February 2015
Broken Public Schools and Community Dialogue at Collaboraction
Essay
Broken Public Schools and Community Dialogue at Collaboraction
4 December 2014
Trauma and Agency in Native Son at the Court Theatre
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Trauma and Agency in Native Son at the Court Theatre
4 November 2014
Twelve Hours of Epic Tragedy with The Hypocrites
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Twelve Hours of Epic Tragedy with The Hypocrites
9 October 2014
Neighborhood Shakespeare in Chicago’s North Side Parks
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Neighborhood Shakespeare in Chicago’s North Side Parks
23 September 2014
Love and Torture in Conor McPherson’s The Dance of Death
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Love and Torture in Conor McPherson’s The Dance of Death
14 August 2014
Community Building with the Chicago Home Theater Festival
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Community Building with the Chicago Home Theater Festival
24 June 2014
Exemplary Youth Theater in Albany Park Theatre Project’s God’s Work
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Exemplary Youth Theater in Albany Park Theatre Project’s God’s Work
6 May 2014
Making a Statement about Diversity at the Humana Festival of New American Plays
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Making a Statement about Diversity at the Humana Festival of New American Plays
18 April 2014
Race & Real Estate in Next Theatre’s Luck of the Irish by Kirsten Greenidge
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Race & Real Estate in Next Theatre’s Luck of the Irish by Kirsten Greenidge
25 March 2014
“Post-Racial” Tensions in Rivendell's Rasheeda Speaking
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“Post-Racial” Tensions in Rivendell's Rasheeda Speaking
27 February 2014
Dangerous inclusivity in Silk Road Rising’s Paulus
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Dangerous inclusivity in Silk Road Rising’s Paulus
11 December 2013
Adolescence, Privilege, and Racial Identity in Annie Bosh is Missing
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Adolescence, Privilege, and Racial Identity in Annie Bosh is Missing
17 September 2013
The Happiest Song Plays Last at The Goodman Theatre, Chicago
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The Happiest Song Plays Last at The Goodman Theatre, Chicago
21 May 2013