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Dr. Derek Munson

Assistant Professor
Office
CVA Center For The Visual Arts 215d
Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday between 11a-12 noon or by appointment.
  • 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 344.001 Arts Administration I

THE 176.003 Arts And Society:Theatre

THE 152.001 Experiencing Theatre

THE 104.001 Fundamentals Of Theatre II

THE 499.001 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

THE 400.006 Independent Study

THE 268.001 Introduction To Playwriting

THE 354.001 Musical Theatre History

THE 472.001 Musical Theatre History

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),