Dr. Derek Munson
Assistant Professor
Office
CVA Center For The Visual Arts 215d
Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday between 11a-12 noon or by appointment.
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Selected Research
Biography
I hold a PhD in Theatre from the University of Missouri and an MA in Theatre from Missouri State University. I am an award-winning director and a longtime member of Actor’s Equity. I have worked in theatre management close to thirty years.
Current Courses
THE 176.001 Arts And Society:Theatre
THE 152.001 Experiencing Theatre
THE 103.001 Fundamentals Of Theatre I
THE 103.005 Fundamentals Of Theatre I
Teaching Interests & Areas
Graduate Methods, Contemporary American Theatre/Queer Theatre, Theatre Management, Theory and Criticism, Digital Media and Performance
Research Interests & Areas
Playwright Lanford Wilson/Contemporary American Theatre, Theatre History, Spectatorship, Qualitative/Quantitative Data Analysis, Arts Management.
PhD History
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
MA Performance Studies
Missouri State University
Sprinfield, MO
BFA Acting
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
Book, Chapter
“Lanford Wilson’s Professional Off-Broadway Debut: The Albee-Barr-Wilder Playwrights Unit’s Production of Home Free! at Cherry Lane Theatre”
Derek R. Munson.
(2026), 273, Emergence of Difference and Diversity in US Theatre, 1960s-1970s—Albee and His Contemporaries, edited by David A. Crespy and Les Gray, (Routledge 2026),