Faculty Profile for Dr. Kevin James Byrne
Dr. Kevin James Byrne
Assoc Professor of Instruction — School of Theatre, Dance, & Film
THEA 101
phone: (512) 245-2147
Biography Section
Biography and Education
Dr. Byrne has a PhD in Theatre Studies from the City Univeristy of New York, Graduate Center, a MA in Theatre from Northwestern University, and BAs in Theatre and English from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.Teaching Interests
Fine Arts, Popular Culture, Theatre History, Theatre Theory, African American Drama
Research Interests
Contemporary US Performance, Representations of Race in Popular Culture.Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Byrne, K. J. (n.d.). Spiders, Clowns, Zulus: Black Comedy Baseball Teams of the Mid-Twentieth Century. In The Oxford Handbook of African American Humor Studies. Oxford University Press.
- Byrne, K. J. (n.d.). Performance Review: “Fat Ham and White Girl in Danger.” Theatre Journal.
- Byrne, K. J. (2022). Jukebox Musicals: An Interpretive History. London, UK: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
- Dramaturg, Scenarios.
June 2021 - September 2021.
Performances:
- Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema. University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado.
Selected Service Activities
Member
Area Head--Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
August 2024-Present
Board Member
aTypical Community
November 2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Black Theatre Review
August 2022-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
Journal of American Drama and Theatre
August 2015-Present
Member
Common Experience Committee
September 2021-April 2023