Grace Edgar

Grace Edgar is a faculty member at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, serving as the Director of Theatre within the Department of Music and Theatre Arts. She holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) from the University of Houston and has extensive professional experience in theatre direction, music direction, and intimacy choreography.

• D.M.A., University of Houston
• G.P.D., Longy School of Music
• M.A., Western Washington University
• B.M., Centenary College of Louisiana

Her research interests blend theatre pedagogy, musical interpretation, and interdisciplinary topics such as motherhood in performing arts academia and consent-based practices in theatre. Recent work explores the application of Viewpoints methodology to collegiate opera and musical theatre, as well as gender dynamics in academic and professional theatre settings.

Selected publications and presentations highlight her focus on collaborative techniques, academic leadership, and the intersection of personal identity with theatre education. Grace is also an advocate for consent-based cultures in performance spaces and chairs the Women in Theatre Committee at the Southeastern Theatre Conference.