 Jessica R. Pearson-BleyerVisiting Assistant Professor of TheatreTheatre Department | |
Jessica Pearson-Bleyer is a theatrical director and historian who specializes in the American Musical Theatre. In her monograph project, “Who’s That Girl?: Women Writing Women on the Broadway Stage,” she investigates the oft-overlooked work of female lyricists, librettists, and composers in the mid-twentieth century. Her recent public-facing scholarship includes a virtual workshop for the Center for Black, Brown, and Queer Studies (BBQ+) titled, “I Don’t Want to Sing ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls’: Advocating and Embracing Fat Bodies in Educational Theatre Spaces.” Her favorite past directing projects include Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Blood Brothers at Tufts University, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Merrimack College, and One Flea Spare for HoboJungle Theatre Company. She holds a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from Tufts University. | |
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