Lesley K. Ferris

Professor
Theatre
1089A Drake Center
614.292.5821
ferris.36@osu.edu

Education
B.A., Speech, Drama and English, Mount Union College (1970)
M.A., Drama, San Diego State University (1974)
Ph.D., Theatre Arts, University of Minnesota (1970)

Teaching/Research
Dr. Ferris is a director and scholar. Her research interests are focused on gender and performance, carnival, and the use of masks.

Selected Publications and Directed Performances
"The Challenges of Archiving and Researching Carnival Art" in Theatre Survey (Cambridge University Press, 2009)

"Lear's Daughters and Sons: Twisting the Canonical Landscape" in Feminist Theatrical Revisions of Classic Works: Critical Essays, ed. by Sharon Friedman (McFarland, 2009)

Midnight Robbers: The Artists of Notting Hill Carnival, ed. by Lesley Ferris and Adela Ruth Tompsett (Carnival Exhibition Group, 2007)

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, directed at the Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa (2006)

"On the Streets of Notting Hill: Carnival as/is Theatre," (Theatre History Studies, 2005)

Escuela del Mundo by Catherine Filloux, directed at world premiere, co-commissioned by Ohio State Theatre and the Office of International Affairs (2005)

"The Mask in Western Theatre: Transformation and Doubling," Masks: Faces of Culture, ed. by John Nunley and Cara McCarty (Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1999)

Honors, Awards, and Service
Greater Columbus Arts Council Award, "Artistic Excellence" for opening of  OSU Urban Art Space and Midnight Robbers: The Artists of Notting Hill Carnival exhibition (2009)

Member, Editorial Board, "Theatre in the America" series, Southern Illinois University Press (2002-)

Consulting Editor, Theatre History Studies (1999-)

Member, Executive Committee, American Society for Theatre Research (2005-08)

Greater Columbus Arts Council Grant for shipping Midnight Robbers: The Artists of Notting Hill Carnival exhibition to Columbus, Ohio, and support for carnival artists (2007-08)

Ohio Arts Council International Grants for Midnight Robbers: The Artists of Notting Hill Carnival exhibition catalogue and shipping exhibition to Columbus, Ohio (2007)

Arts Council England, ₤40,000, and Greater London Authority, ₤30,000, for delivering Midnight Robbers: The Artists of Notting Hill Carnival (2007)

College of Arts and Sciences Research Grant for Exemplary Service, The Ohio State University (2005)

Faculty Innovation Grant, Colleges of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, for "Afro-Caribbean Carnival Arts: An Interactive Multimedia Exhibit" (2005)

Member of CEC Arts Link Grant Panel, New York City (2005)

Lesley K. Ferris
Professor of Theatre
The Ohio State University