Kristi Good
Curriculum Vitae (October 2021)
EDUCATION
PhD, Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2014
MA, Theatre (Dramaturgy), Villanova University, 2007
BA, Theatre, Vocal Performance minor, Kutztown University, 2003
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Drama, Full-Time Special Visiting Faculty, 2021-Present
Carnegie Mellon University, Part-Time Adjunct Faculty, 2012-2015, 2017-2021
Lycoming College, Department of Theatre, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2015-2017
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Theatre Arts, Visiting Lecturer, 2014-2015
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Carnegie Mellon University, Adjunct Faculty, 2012-2015, 2017-2021; Special Visiting Faculty, 2021-Present
Foundations of Drama (Fall 2012-Spring 2015, Fall 2017-Present)
A hybrid course for all first-year theatre undergraduates that introduces script analysis and introductory dramaturgy techniques.
Colloquium (Fall 2017-Present)
A cohort-building course for first-year graduate students that spans Fall and Spring semesters and strengthens relationships between students across all
disciplines.
Production Dramaturgy (Spring 2022)
A course that explores the role of a dramaturg in the production of an established play and covers topics such as research, actor materials, rehearsal conduct, and
audience experience.
Dramaturgy 5: In Company (Fall 2021)
An advanced dramaturgy course for dramaturgs and directors that simulates the creation of a theatre company by engaging with a mission statement, season
development, educational outreach, and grant writing.
Pre-College (Summer 2018, 2019, 2021)
A 6-week summer course for high school students that showcases elements of script analysis and production dramaturgy curriculum.
Production Advising (Fall 2021-Spring 2022)
A practical course that advises dramaturgs and assistant dramaturgs from the preliminary phases of a school production to its opening, including a lobby display
and talkback opportunities.
Lycoming College, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2015-2017
Understanding Theatre (Fall 2015-Present)
An introduction to the history, literature, principles, and techniques of theatre.
Modern Drama (Spring 2016)
A survey of stage conventions from the 1780s to the present with a focus on script analysis and various styles and movements associated with modern
American and European theatre.
Theatre History/Dramaturgy I (Fall 2016)
A hybrid course that examines theatre history from the Greeks to the 1780s through the eyes of the production dramaturg while teaching introductory
dramaturgy techniques.
Theatre History/Dramaturgy II (Spring 2017)
A hybrid course that examines theatre history from the 1780s to the present through the eyes of a production dramaturg while teaching advanced
dramaturgy techniques.
Shakespeare on Stage (Fall 2015)
A course that views a selection from Shakespeare’s four genres with an eye toward their production on both the historical and contemporary stage.
Theatre & Culture (Spring 2016)
A special topics course on the language and culture of Ireland and the politics of identity in modern and contemporary Irish drama.
University of Pittsburgh, Visiting Lecturer 2014-2015; Graduate Teaching Fellow 2010-2014
Introduction to Performance (Spring 2010-Fall 2013)
A beginning acting class based in the Stanislavksi system.
Introduction to Dramatic Art (Spring 2013-Fall 2014)
An introduction to script analysis with a focus on global dramatic literature.
Point Park University, Adjunct Professor, 2014-2015
History of Theatre I & II (Fall 2014-Spring 2015)
A two-course sequence from the Greeks to the present that focuses on historiography and the primary critical documents of theatre history.
DRAMATURGY RESUME
Production Dramaturgy
*Includes facilitation of audience talkback
2021 Mr. Burns: A Post-Apocalyptic Play by Anne Washburn, Penn State Harrisburg, Harrisburg
2018 Inside Passage by Gab Cody, Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh
2016* Dijla Wal Furat: Between the Tigris & the Euphrates by Maurice DeCaul, Lycoming College, Williamsport
2014* Agamemnon by Aeschylus, University of Pittsburgh Stages, Pittsburgh
2013 Machinal by Sophie Treadwell, University of Pittsburgh Stages, Pittsburgh
2013 "The Mustache" by Sabina Berman, University of Pittsburgh Stages, Pittsburgh
2009 “The Frogg Prince” by Joy Cutler, Plays & Players Theatre, Philadelphia
2009 “Little Red” by Jennifer Brown, Vanity House Theatre, Philadelphia
2008 Phèdre by Jean Racine, Vanity House Theatre, Philadelphia
2007 “12.25” by Christopher Braak, Vanity House Theatre, Philadelphia
2006* The Chairs by Eugene Ionesco, Villanova Theatre, Villanova
New Play Development
*Includes facilitation of audience talkback
2020* “The Message of Pain” by Lindsay Partain, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Chicago
2020* “You Too” by Elissa Russel, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Chicago
2019 The Motherhood Project by Moderate Woo Theatre Collective, National
2019 Hypnagogia by Bradley Stephenson, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Cleveland
2019* "Happy Baby" by Susan Jackson, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Cleveland
2019* "Satisfaction Guaranteed" by Judd Silverman, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Cleveland
2017* "The Voight-Kampff Machine on the Edge of Forever" by Justin Maxwell, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Houston
2016 FOUR HELEN by Justin Maxwell, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Minneapolis
2016* “Bad Mice” by Bradley Stephenson, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Minneapolis
2015* “la luna” by John Perovich, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Kansas City
2014* “Exit Caesar Chavez” by Steven Young, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Cleveland
2014* “Edna St. Vincent Millay Swims in the Fire” by Justin Maxwell, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Cleveland
2013* “Dean is a Motherf*cking Pedophile” by E.J.C. Calvert, MATC Playwriting Symposium, St. Louis
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
Good, Kristi. “Best Practices for Selecting a Translated Script: A Dramaturg's Manifesto.” Theatre Topics 27, 3 (2017). Electronic.
Good, Kristi. “Kate Soffel’s Life of Crime: A Gendered Journey from Warden’s Wife to Criminal Actress.” Theatre History Studies 37 (2018): 53-66.
Good, Kristi. “Marilyn Monroe: Solider in Greasepaint.” Theatre History Studies 33 (2014): 209-225.
Good, Kristi. “Representations of Irish Identity and the Easter Rising in Sebastian Barry’s Ancestors Cycle.” Etudes 2 (2016). Electronic.
Good, Kristi. “Testimony for the Forgotten: Sebastian Barry’s The Pride of Parnell Street as Celtic Tiger Critique.” Etudes 1 (2015). Electronic.
Multi-Author Refereed Journal Articles
Barton, Adanma Onyedike, Meredith Conti, Kristi Good, and Ariel Nereson. "Normalizing Disruption: Advocating for Reproductive Health in Academia." Theatre Topics 29, No. 1 (2019): pp. 59-70.
CONFERENCE ACTIVITY
Conference Planning
2015-17 Co-Chair, Mid-America Theatre Conference Playwriting Symposium
Panels Chaired
2019 “Dismantling Patriarchal Structure in Design & Production,” Statera Arts National Conference, New York City, October 27
2017 "Presenting the Spectacle of Trauma," Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Las Vegas, August 5
2014 “TV Visual Effects, Motorcycles, and Meth,” Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association, Baltimore, November 7
Papers Presented (United States)
2018 “Normalizing Disruption: Advocating for Reproductive Health in Academia,” Mid-America Theatre Conference, March 17
2017 "Connections Made and Missed: Community Dramaturgy in Mark Rylance's Shakespeare & the Battle of Homestead," Association for Theatre in Higher Education,
August 6
2016 “The Invisibility of Labor in Translation: Figuring the Translator in the Script Selection Process,” Association for Theatre in Higher
Education, August 12
2016 “Kate Soffel’s Life of Crime: A Gendered Journey from Warden’s Wife to Criminal Actress,” Mid-America Theatre Conference, March 19
2014 “Bad Parenting 101: Survival Under Duress in Mother Courage and Her Children and Breaking Bad,” Mid-Atlantic Popular & American
Culture Association, November 7
2013 “Employing Cognitive Techniques in Educational Theatre,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education, August 2
2013 “'Flames Everywhere Unexpected': Misunderstanding Barry's Hinterland,” American Conference for Irish Studies, April 13
2012 “Marilyn Monroe: Soldier in Greasepaint,” Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association, November 3
2012 “'Ask your mama': Collective Memory and Storytelling in McCraney's San Pere,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education, August 3
2012 “Dramatic Surrogation & Commemoration in Sebastian Barry's 'Ghost Plays,'” American Conference for Irish Studies, March 16
2011 “Fact, Cruelty, and Memory: Representations of Bloody Sunday,” American Conference for Irish Studies, April 2
2010 “As You Like 'It': A Cognitive Approach to Audience Perception of the Androgynous Elizabethan Boy Actor,” Association for Theatre in
Higher Education, August 5
Papers Presented (International)
2014 “Sebastian Barry’s Ancestors Cycle: Towards Healing and Redefining Irish Identity,” American Conference for Irish Studies/Canadian
Association of Irish Studies, Dublin, Ireland, June 12
2014 “Uncovering Hidden Narratives: Changing the Face of Irish Identity through Testimony,” New Voices Conference, Galway, Ireland, June 8
2012 "Halfway through the journey": Intertextuality and Collective Memory in McCraney’s Brother/Sister Plays,” International Conference of
American Drama & Theatre, Seville, Spain, May 28
SERVICE
2021 Manuscript Adjudicator, Mid-America Theatre Conference
2019-Present Curriculum Review, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama
2019 Talkback Guest, On Trial, University of Pittsburgh Stages,
2018 Liaison, Native Land Acknowledgment, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama
2016-2017 Undergraduate Student Advisor, Lycoming College
2016-2017 Member, Faculty Library Advisory Committee, Lycoming College
2016-2017 Member, Copyright Guidance Committee, Lycoming College
2016-2017 Member, Advisory Board for Revolution Against Rape, Lycoming College
2016 Facilitator, Q&A with Maurice Decaul Talkback, Veterans Issues Symposium, Lycoming College
2015-2017 Co-Chair, Mid-America Theatre Conference Playwriting Symposium
2014 NAST Credentials Prep, University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Theatre Arts
2014 Graduate Student Advisor, University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Theatre Arts
2014 Co-Organizer, “Public Praxis: Performing, Race, and History” Symposium, University of Pittsburgh
2014 Facilitator, Agamemnon Talkback, University of Pittsburgh Stages
2012-Present Reviewer, Praxis, Journal of Philadelphia Theatre Research Symposium
2011-2014 Adjudicator, Virginia Theatre Association High School Theatre Conference
REFERENCES
Available upon request
PhD, Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2014
MA, Theatre (Dramaturgy), Villanova University, 2007
BA, Theatre, Vocal Performance minor, Kutztown University, 2003
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Drama, Full-Time Special Visiting Faculty, 2021-Present
Carnegie Mellon University, Part-Time Adjunct Faculty, 2012-2015, 2017-2021
Lycoming College, Department of Theatre, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2015-2017
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Theatre Arts, Visiting Lecturer, 2014-2015
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Carnegie Mellon University, Adjunct Faculty, 2012-2015, 2017-2021; Special Visiting Faculty, 2021-Present
Foundations of Drama (Fall 2012-Spring 2015, Fall 2017-Present)
A hybrid course for all first-year theatre undergraduates that introduces script analysis and introductory dramaturgy techniques.
Colloquium (Fall 2017-Present)
A cohort-building course for first-year graduate students that spans Fall and Spring semesters and strengthens relationships between students across all
disciplines.
Production Dramaturgy (Spring 2022)
A course that explores the role of a dramaturg in the production of an established play and covers topics such as research, actor materials, rehearsal conduct, and
audience experience.
Dramaturgy 5: In Company (Fall 2021)
An advanced dramaturgy course for dramaturgs and directors that simulates the creation of a theatre company by engaging with a mission statement, season
development, educational outreach, and grant writing.
Pre-College (Summer 2018, 2019, 2021)
A 6-week summer course for high school students that showcases elements of script analysis and production dramaturgy curriculum.
Production Advising (Fall 2021-Spring 2022)
A practical course that advises dramaturgs and assistant dramaturgs from the preliminary phases of a school production to its opening, including a lobby display
and talkback opportunities.
Lycoming College, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2015-2017
Understanding Theatre (Fall 2015-Present)
An introduction to the history, literature, principles, and techniques of theatre.
Modern Drama (Spring 2016)
A survey of stage conventions from the 1780s to the present with a focus on script analysis and various styles and movements associated with modern
American and European theatre.
Theatre History/Dramaturgy I (Fall 2016)
A hybrid course that examines theatre history from the Greeks to the 1780s through the eyes of the production dramaturg while teaching introductory
dramaturgy techniques.
Theatre History/Dramaturgy II (Spring 2017)
A hybrid course that examines theatre history from the 1780s to the present through the eyes of a production dramaturg while teaching advanced
dramaturgy techniques.
Shakespeare on Stage (Fall 2015)
A course that views a selection from Shakespeare’s four genres with an eye toward their production on both the historical and contemporary stage.
Theatre & Culture (Spring 2016)
A special topics course on the language and culture of Ireland and the politics of identity in modern and contemporary Irish drama.
University of Pittsburgh, Visiting Lecturer 2014-2015; Graduate Teaching Fellow 2010-2014
Introduction to Performance (Spring 2010-Fall 2013)
A beginning acting class based in the Stanislavksi system.
Introduction to Dramatic Art (Spring 2013-Fall 2014)
An introduction to script analysis with a focus on global dramatic literature.
Point Park University, Adjunct Professor, 2014-2015
History of Theatre I & II (Fall 2014-Spring 2015)
A two-course sequence from the Greeks to the present that focuses on historiography and the primary critical documents of theatre history.
DRAMATURGY RESUME
Production Dramaturgy
*Includes facilitation of audience talkback
2021 Mr. Burns: A Post-Apocalyptic Play by Anne Washburn, Penn State Harrisburg, Harrisburg
2018 Inside Passage by Gab Cody, Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh
2016* Dijla Wal Furat: Between the Tigris & the Euphrates by Maurice DeCaul, Lycoming College, Williamsport
2014* Agamemnon by Aeschylus, University of Pittsburgh Stages, Pittsburgh
2013 Machinal by Sophie Treadwell, University of Pittsburgh Stages, Pittsburgh
2013 "The Mustache" by Sabina Berman, University of Pittsburgh Stages, Pittsburgh
2009 “The Frogg Prince” by Joy Cutler, Plays & Players Theatre, Philadelphia
2009 “Little Red” by Jennifer Brown, Vanity House Theatre, Philadelphia
2008 Phèdre by Jean Racine, Vanity House Theatre, Philadelphia
2007 “12.25” by Christopher Braak, Vanity House Theatre, Philadelphia
2006* The Chairs by Eugene Ionesco, Villanova Theatre, Villanova
New Play Development
*Includes facilitation of audience talkback
2020* “The Message of Pain” by Lindsay Partain, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Chicago
2020* “You Too” by Elissa Russel, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Chicago
2019 The Motherhood Project by Moderate Woo Theatre Collective, National
2019 Hypnagogia by Bradley Stephenson, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Cleveland
2019* "Happy Baby" by Susan Jackson, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Cleveland
2019* "Satisfaction Guaranteed" by Judd Silverman, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Cleveland
2017* "The Voight-Kampff Machine on the Edge of Forever" by Justin Maxwell, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Houston
2016 FOUR HELEN by Justin Maxwell, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Minneapolis
2016* “Bad Mice” by Bradley Stephenson, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Minneapolis
2015* “la luna” by John Perovich, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Kansas City
2014* “Exit Caesar Chavez” by Steven Young, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Cleveland
2014* “Edna St. Vincent Millay Swims in the Fire” by Justin Maxwell, MATC Playwriting Symposium, Cleveland
2013* “Dean is a Motherf*cking Pedophile” by E.J.C. Calvert, MATC Playwriting Symposium, St. Louis
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
Good, Kristi. “Best Practices for Selecting a Translated Script: A Dramaturg's Manifesto.” Theatre Topics 27, 3 (2017). Electronic.
Good, Kristi. “Kate Soffel’s Life of Crime: A Gendered Journey from Warden’s Wife to Criminal Actress.” Theatre History Studies 37 (2018): 53-66.
Good, Kristi. “Marilyn Monroe: Solider in Greasepaint.” Theatre History Studies 33 (2014): 209-225.
Good, Kristi. “Representations of Irish Identity and the Easter Rising in Sebastian Barry’s Ancestors Cycle.” Etudes 2 (2016). Electronic.
Good, Kristi. “Testimony for the Forgotten: Sebastian Barry’s The Pride of Parnell Street as Celtic Tiger Critique.” Etudes 1 (2015). Electronic.
Multi-Author Refereed Journal Articles
Barton, Adanma Onyedike, Meredith Conti, Kristi Good, and Ariel Nereson. "Normalizing Disruption: Advocating for Reproductive Health in Academia." Theatre Topics 29, No. 1 (2019): pp. 59-70.
CONFERENCE ACTIVITY
Conference Planning
2015-17 Co-Chair, Mid-America Theatre Conference Playwriting Symposium
Panels Chaired
2019 “Dismantling Patriarchal Structure in Design & Production,” Statera Arts National Conference, New York City, October 27
2017 "Presenting the Spectacle of Trauma," Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Las Vegas, August 5
2014 “TV Visual Effects, Motorcycles, and Meth,” Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association, Baltimore, November 7
Papers Presented (United States)
2018 “Normalizing Disruption: Advocating for Reproductive Health in Academia,” Mid-America Theatre Conference, March 17
2017 "Connections Made and Missed: Community Dramaturgy in Mark Rylance's Shakespeare & the Battle of Homestead," Association for Theatre in Higher Education,
August 6
2016 “The Invisibility of Labor in Translation: Figuring the Translator in the Script Selection Process,” Association for Theatre in Higher
Education, August 12
2016 “Kate Soffel’s Life of Crime: A Gendered Journey from Warden’s Wife to Criminal Actress,” Mid-America Theatre Conference, March 19
2014 “Bad Parenting 101: Survival Under Duress in Mother Courage and Her Children and Breaking Bad,” Mid-Atlantic Popular & American
Culture Association, November 7
2013 “Employing Cognitive Techniques in Educational Theatre,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education, August 2
2013 “'Flames Everywhere Unexpected': Misunderstanding Barry's Hinterland,” American Conference for Irish Studies, April 13
2012 “Marilyn Monroe: Soldier in Greasepaint,” Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association, November 3
2012 “'Ask your mama': Collective Memory and Storytelling in McCraney's San Pere,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education, August 3
2012 “Dramatic Surrogation & Commemoration in Sebastian Barry's 'Ghost Plays,'” American Conference for Irish Studies, March 16
2011 “Fact, Cruelty, and Memory: Representations of Bloody Sunday,” American Conference for Irish Studies, April 2
2010 “As You Like 'It': A Cognitive Approach to Audience Perception of the Androgynous Elizabethan Boy Actor,” Association for Theatre in
Higher Education, August 5
Papers Presented (International)
2014 “Sebastian Barry’s Ancestors Cycle: Towards Healing and Redefining Irish Identity,” American Conference for Irish Studies/Canadian
Association of Irish Studies, Dublin, Ireland, June 12
2014 “Uncovering Hidden Narratives: Changing the Face of Irish Identity through Testimony,” New Voices Conference, Galway, Ireland, June 8
2012 "Halfway through the journey": Intertextuality and Collective Memory in McCraney’s Brother/Sister Plays,” International Conference of
American Drama & Theatre, Seville, Spain, May 28
SERVICE
2021 Manuscript Adjudicator, Mid-America Theatre Conference
2019-Present Curriculum Review, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama
2019 Talkback Guest, On Trial, University of Pittsburgh Stages,
2018 Liaison, Native Land Acknowledgment, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama
2016-2017 Undergraduate Student Advisor, Lycoming College
2016-2017 Member, Faculty Library Advisory Committee, Lycoming College
2016-2017 Member, Copyright Guidance Committee, Lycoming College
2016-2017 Member, Advisory Board for Revolution Against Rape, Lycoming College
2016 Facilitator, Q&A with Maurice Decaul Talkback, Veterans Issues Symposium, Lycoming College
2015-2017 Co-Chair, Mid-America Theatre Conference Playwriting Symposium
2014 NAST Credentials Prep, University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Theatre Arts
2014 Graduate Student Advisor, University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Theatre Arts
2014 Co-Organizer, “Public Praxis: Performing, Race, and History” Symposium, University of Pittsburgh
2014 Facilitator, Agamemnon Talkback, University of Pittsburgh Stages
2012-Present Reviewer, Praxis, Journal of Philadelphia Theatre Research Symposium
2011-2014 Adjudicator, Virginia Theatre Association High School Theatre Conference
REFERENCES
Available upon request
