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'''Felicia Hardison Londré''' (born April 1, 1941) is Curators’ Professor of Theatre at the [[University of Missouri-Kansas City]] (UMKC).<ref name="auto">Londré, Felicia Mae Hardison." In Marquis ''Who’s Who in America'', 2013.</ref> She specializes in 19th and 20th-century American, French, and Russian [[theatre]] history, as well as in Shakespearean [[dramaturgy]].<ref name="auto1">Fisher, James, ed. ''To Have or Have Not; Essays on Commerce and Capital in Modern Theatre.'' McFarland & Co., Jefferson, NC: 2011. p. 297</ref><ref>Andrade, Christina. "Preserving the Enchanted Years of the Stage." ''KC Stage'', April 2010. Accessed online at http://www.kcstage.com on 10/7/2013</ref> |
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'''Dr. Felicia Hardison Londré''' (born April 1, 1941) is Curators’ Professor of Theatre at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). Dr. Londré specializes in American, French, and Russian Theatre History as well as Shakespeare. |
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== Early |
== Early life == |
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Londré was born in [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Fort Lewis, Washington]], to Col. Felix M. Hardison and his wife Priscilla Mae (Graham) Hardison in 1941.<ref name="auto"/> She attended the [[University of Montana]], where she earned a B.A. in French with a minor in drama,<ref name="auto"/> following which she received a [[Fulbright]] grant to study for one year at the [[University of Caen]] in [[Normandy]].<ref name="auto2">Canfield, Thomas. "Spotlight Article on Felicia Londré". KC Stage, September 2012.</ref> She completed her M.A. at the [[University of Washington]] in Romance Languages (also with a minor in drama) and her Ph.D. in Speech at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref name="auto2"/> |
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Dr. Londré was born in Fort Lewis, Washington to father Col. Felix M. Hardison and mother Priscilla Mae (Graham) Hardison.<ref name="LondreFelicia">“Londré, Felicia Mae Hardison.” In Marquis ''Who’s Who in America'', 2013.</ref> She attended the University of Montana, where she earned a B.A. in French (with a minor in drama), as well as completing her M.A. in Romance Languages (also minoring in drama) at the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in Speech at the University of Wisconsin.<ref name="CanfieldThomas">Canfield, Thomas. “Spotlight Article of Felicia Londré”. KC Stage, September 2012.</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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| ⚫ | After serving as an assistant professor at the [[University of Wisconsin–Rock County]] and briefly as Head of Theatre at the [[University of Texas at Dallas]], Londré became an associate professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1975, a full professor at the university in 1978, and was named a Curators’ Professor for the [[University of Missouri System]] in 1987.<ref name="auto"/> In 2001, she won the Association for Theatre in Higher Education’s national award for Outstanding Teacher of Theatre in Higher Education.<ref name="auto1"/> She was elected to serve a two-year term as Dean of the [[College of Fellows of the American Theatre]] (for 2012–2014) in 2011.<ref>"College of the American Fellows of Theatre Board of Directors and Officers". http://www.thecollegeoffellows.org/html/officers.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102084943/http://www.thecollegeoffellows.org/html/officers.html |date=2013-11-02 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | From 1978 to 2000, Londré was dramaturg and literary manager for the Missouri Repertory Theatre (now the [[Kansas City Repertory Theatre]]) and served as dramaturg for the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival from 1990 to 2009.<ref name="auto"/> She is the Honorary Co-Founder of the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival,<ref>"Felicia Hardison Londré, Honorary Co-Founder". Heart of America Shakespeare Festival website: http://www.kcshakes.org/full_content.php?article_id=832&full=yes&pbr=1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211162628/http://www.kcshakes.org/full_content.php?article_id=832&full=yes&pbr=1 |date=2013-12-11 }}</ref> was Founding Secretary of the [[Shakespeare Theatre Association of America]],<ref>"History". Shakespeare Theatre Association website: http://stahome.org/about/history {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206140322/http://stahome.org/about/history |date=2013-12-06 }}</ref> and is a recognized [[Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship|Oxfordian]] scholar in the field of [[Shakespearean authorship]]. Londré is also an expert on [[Kansas City]] theatre history, and has been involved in various attempts to preserve historic performing arts buildings throughout the city.<ref>Andrade, Christina. "Preserving the Enchanted Years of the Stage." KC Stage, April 2010. Accessed online at http://www.kcstage.com on 10/7/2013</ref> |
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| ⚫ | After serving as assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin and |
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| ⚫ | From 1978 |
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== Works == |
== Works == |
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| ⚫ | Londré’s published work includes over 60 scholarly articles, 25 journalistic publications, 100 book and theatre reviews, and 14 books.<ref name="auto2"/> Her book ''The Enchanted Years of the Stage: Kansas City at the Crossroads of American Theater, 1870-1930'' won the Theatre Library Association’s George Freedley Memorial Book Award in 2008.<ref>"George Freedley Memorial Award – Winners 1969-Present". Theatre Library Association Website: {{cite web |url=http://www.tla-online.org/awards/bookawards/freedleyaward/winners.html |title=TLA | George Freedley Memorial Award - Winners |access-date=2012-11-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214092513/http://www.tla-online.org/awards/bookawards/freedleyaward/winners.html |archive-date=2012-12-14 }}</ref> In addition to her print publications, Londré has given numerous lectures over theatre and drama to audiences in cities across the world, including in [[Beijing]], [[Venice]], [[Nanjing]], [[Tokyo]], [[Osaka]], [[Moscow]], [[Rouen]], [[Caen]], [[Paris]], [[Brussels]], and [[Budapest]]. |
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== Personal Life == |
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She married Venne-Richard Londré in 1967; they have two children and six grandchildren. |
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* “Londré, Felicia Mae Hardison.” In Marquis ''Who’s Who in America'', 2013. |
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* Canfield, Thomas. “Spotlight Article of Felicia Londré”. KC Stage, September 2012. |
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* “Outstanding Teacher of Theatre in Higher Education”. ATHE Website: http://www.athe.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=21 |
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* “College of the American Fellows of Theatre Board of Directors and Officers”. http://www.thecollegeoffellows.org/html/officers.html |
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* “Felicia Hardison Londré, Honorary Co-Founder”. Heart of America Shakespeare Festival website: http://www.kcshakes.org/full_content.php?article_id=832&full=yes&pbr=1 |
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* “History”. Shakespeare Theatre Association website: http://stahome.org/about/history |
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* “George Freedley Memorial Award – Winners 1969-Present”. Theatre Library Association Website: http://www.tla-online.org/awards/bookawards/freedleyaward/winners.html |
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Latest revision as of 01:58, 25 January 2024
Felicia Hardison Londré (born April 1, 1941) is Curators’ Professor of Theatre at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).[1] She specializes in 19th and 20th-century American, French, and Russian theatre history, as well as in Shakespearean dramaturgy.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Londré was born in Fort Lewis, Washington, to Col. Felix M. Hardison and his wife Priscilla Mae (Graham) Hardison in 1941.[1] She attended the University of Montana, where she earned a B.A. in French with a minor in drama,[1] following which she received a Fulbright grant to study for one year at the University of Caen in Normandy.[4] She completed her M.A. at the University of Washington in Romance Languages (also with a minor in drama) and her Ph.D. in Speech at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[4]
Career
[edit]After serving as an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin–Rock County and briefly as Head of Theatre at the University of Texas at Dallas, Londré became an associate professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1975, a full professor at the university in 1978, and was named a Curators’ Professor for the University of Missouri System in 1987.[1] In 2001, she won the Association for Theatre in Higher Education’s national award for Outstanding Teacher of Theatre in Higher Education.[2] She was elected to serve a two-year term as Dean of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre (for 2012–2014) in 2011.[5]
From 1978 to 2000, Londré was dramaturg and literary manager for the Missouri Repertory Theatre (now the Kansas City Repertory Theatre) and served as dramaturg for the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival from 1990 to 2009.[1] She is the Honorary Co-Founder of the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival,[6] was Founding Secretary of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America,[7] and is a recognized Oxfordian scholar in the field of Shakespearean authorship. Londré is also an expert on Kansas City theatre history, and has been involved in various attempts to preserve historic performing arts buildings throughout the city.[8]
Works
[edit]Londré’s published work includes over 60 scholarly articles, 25 journalistic publications, 100 book and theatre reviews, and 14 books.[4] Her book The Enchanted Years of the Stage: Kansas City at the Crossroads of American Theater, 1870-1930 won the Theatre Library Association’s George Freedley Memorial Book Award in 2008.[9] In addition to her print publications, Londré has given numerous lectures over theatre and drama to audiences in cities across the world, including in Beijing, Venice, Nanjing, Tokyo, Osaka, Moscow, Rouen, Caen, Paris, Brussels, and Budapest.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Londré, Felicia Mae Hardison." In Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2013.
- ^ a b Fisher, James, ed. To Have or Have Not; Essays on Commerce and Capital in Modern Theatre. McFarland & Co., Jefferson, NC: 2011. p. 297
- ^ Andrade, Christina. "Preserving the Enchanted Years of the Stage." KC Stage, April 2010. Accessed online at http://www.kcstage.com on 10/7/2013
- ^ a b c Canfield, Thomas. "Spotlight Article on Felicia Londré". KC Stage, September 2012.
- ^ "College of the American Fellows of Theatre Board of Directors and Officers". http://www.thecollegeoffellows.org/html/officers.html Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Felicia Hardison Londré, Honorary Co-Founder". Heart of America Shakespeare Festival website: http://www.kcshakes.org/full_content.php?article_id=832&full=yes&pbr=1 Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "History". Shakespeare Theatre Association website: http://stahome.org/about/history Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Andrade, Christina. "Preserving the Enchanted Years of the Stage." KC Stage, April 2010. Accessed online at http://www.kcstage.com on 10/7/2013
- ^ "George Freedley Memorial Award – Winners 1969-Present". Theatre Library Association Website: "TLA | George Freedley Memorial Award - Winners". Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
