Sarah Berry

Sarah Berry is an Assistant Professor of English specializing in Drama & Performance Studies, with a focus on verse drama and its evolution in modern and contemporary contexts. Her work bridges the gap between lyric poetry and theatrical experimentation, analyzing the resurgence of hybrid forms in 21st-century English-speaking theatre.

• Research spans the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean
• Key influences include W.B. Yeats, T.S. Eliot, and contemporary playwrights

Research Interests
Dr. Berry's scholarship explores the intersection of lyricism and dramatic structure, emphasizing experimental approaches in modernist and postmodern theatre. Her groundbreaking book, Staging the Lyric, traces the genealogy of verse drama from canonical figures to emerging playwrights.

Publications
Her work demonstrates continuity between modernist and contemporary tensions in verse drama, with a particular emphasis on the interplay of voice, language-as-material, and temporal experimentation.