Dr. Cate Heiner
Lecturer
Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- PHD, University of Washington (2023)
- MA, Carnegie Mellon University (2018)
- BA, University of Utah (2017)
Biography
Dr. Heiner has recently received her PhD in Theatre History and Performance Studies from the University of Washington. She has presented research at the American Society for Theatre Research annual conference, the Mid-America Theatre Conference, and the Comparative Drama Conference, and had work published in Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, and the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism. As a dramaturg, she has worked on productions of The Oresteia (adapted by Ellen McLaughlin),
Dr. Heiner has recently received her PhD in Theatre History and Performance Studies from the University of Washington. She has presented research at the American Society for Theatre Research annual conference, the Mid-America Theatre Conference, and the Comparative Drama Conference, and had work published in Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, and the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism. As a dramaturg, she has worked on productions of The Oresteia (adapted by Ellen McLaughlin), The Importance of Being Earnest, American Idiot, The Lion in Winter, and the world premier of An Evening with Two Awful Men. Her research includes analyzing staged moments of trauma utilizing theories of affect in conversation with kinesthetic empathy.
