About
Johann R. Montozzi-Wood is an Assistant Professor of the Practice of Theater Studies at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. They hold an MFA in European Devised Performance (Columbia College Chicago) and MA in Theatre Studies (University of South Florida). Their work bridges performance art, critical race theory, and queer epistemologies.
- Current positions: Duke faculty since 2022, Story+ Project Leader (2023)
- Recent credits: 2020 Ostrander Award-winning performance in Jelly’s Last Jam
- Research focuses: Black queer performance, psychogeography, and ecologies of ritual
Recent publications include chapters on Baldwinian 'strangeness' and queer devised performance, with current research exploring transnational migration through the Grandfathered In project.
- Teaching: Offers courses in acting, devised theater, and climate change manifestos
- Professional activities: Artist-in-residence at University of Vermont Berlin
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