Amy Meyer

Amy Meyer is a Lecturer in the Theatre Department at Boston College. She holds a B.A. from Connecticut College and both an M.A. and Ph.D. from Tufts University. Her research integrates gender studies, movement theory, and historical performance analysis, with focuses on risk, gender, and physical virtuosity in theatre and circus contexts.

Teaching specialties include acting, movement, voice/speech, contemporary American plays, and sport as performance. She actively practices physical theatre, partner acrobatics, aerial silks, and flying trapeze. As a performer, Meyer has worked professionally in Boston for over a decade with companies like imaginary beasts and co-founded Spectacle Collective, which merges classical music, circus arts, and physical theatre.

Meyer's work emphasizes interdisciplinary performance innovation, combining academic research with practical performance creation. No specific grants or awards are listed, though her collaborative projects reflect sustained artistic engagement.