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The Department of English and Comparative Literature logo The Department of English and Comparative Literature

European and American drama

Affiliated Faculty

photo of W. B. Worthen
photo of W. B. Worthen
Full-time Faculty

W. B. Worthen

Chair, PhD in Theatre and Performance Alice Brady Pels Professor in the Arts, Barnard College Dramatic literature, Performance Theory

Research Interests

Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies
European and American drama
Performance Theory
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