Monica Anderson

Dr. Monica Anderson is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Fine Arts at Franciscan University of Steubenville. She has held leadership roles since 2003, including founding the Department of Fine Arts in 2007-08. Her teaching focuses on Theatre History, Literature, Dramatic Theory, and Directing. Her research emphasizes devised theatre and Shakespeare in performance, complemented by training at Shakespeare & Company. She is actively involved in the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and the National Communication Association (NCA), where she served as an officer of the NCA Theatre Division.

Dr. Anderson has directed notable productions of Shakespeare’s *The Winter’s Tale*, *Coriolanus*, Molière’s *The Bourgeois Gentleman*, and modern works like *You Can’t Take It With You* and *Kindertransport*. Her awards include the 2014 NCA Lifetime Achievement Award for Artistic Scholarship and Leadership, and two Excellence in Teaching Awards (2000 and 2015).

She has contributed to theatre education through grants and leadership, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in performance studies. Her work bridges classical and contemporary theatre practices, emphasizing artistic innovation and scholarly rigor.