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Ryan M Donovan
Assistant Professor of Theater Studies
Theater Studies
ryan.donovan@duke.edu
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Spring 2025: Wed 3-5pm
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Awards & Honors
Honorable Mention, John W. Frick Book Award
Scholarly Society
American Theatre & Drama Scoety
· 2024
Honorable Mention, Sally Banes Publication Prize
Scholarly Society
American Society for Theatre Research
· 2024
Outstanding Book
Scholarly Society
Association for Theatre in Higher Education
· 2024
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In the News
Published December 13, 2023
Broadway Veteran Joins Local Students for Master Class in Song & Dance
Published November 20, 2023
NPR's Books We Love
Published February 14, 2023
Spring Books from Duke Authors from Wittgenstein to Capoeira
Published February 14, 2023
Whose Body Gets the Spotlight on Broadway?
Published October 6, 2022
Ryan Donovan on the Miscasting of Broadway and Musical Theater
Published February 25, 2022
Don't Look Back! Duke Faculty Dive Into Hadestown, Feb.28.
Published October 26, 2021
What Will It Take for Broadway to Embrace Size-Inclusivity?
Published September 13, 2021
Nerd Representation Is the Next Frontier with Ryan Donovan
Published May 28, 2021
The "Broadway Bodies" Conversation Moves to Center Stage
Published May 15, 2021
‘I have to be thin to do this job’: Inside the theater’s long-standing fatphobia
