Maren Robinson

Maren Robinson is the Associate Director of the Master of Arts Program in the Humanities (MAPH) at the University of Chicago. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Montana State University and an M.A. from MAPH, where her work focused on dramaturgy, gender, and space through Virginia Woolf and Peter Brook.

Her research and professional interests intersect with dramaturgy, new play development, and the civic role of performance. She actively contributes to Chicago theater as a resident dramaturg at TimeLine Theatre and ensemble member at Lifeline Theatre.

Robinson has worked with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks and as an artistic intern at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. She also teaches dramaturgy and script analysis at another four-year university. Her interdisciplinary work bridges theater practice and academic inquiry within the Department of Classics.

Outside academia, she explores urban nature through bird photography, architecture documentation, and coyote tracking, while sharing knitting patterns with colleagues.