Teaching

My teaching asks students to become active participants in their own learning: drawing conclusions, posing questions, testing ideas, and connecting theory to theatrical practice. I approach the classroom as a space for inquiry in which students develop the skills to analyze how artistic choices create meaning while considering the histories, communities, and audiences with which those choices engage.

Across courses in dramaturgy, theatre history, performance studies, and arts management, I use applied projects to give students opportunities to put ideas into practice. Whether developing a dramaturgical casebook, pitching a historical play for contemporary production, or analyzing the institutional structures that support artistic work, students are asked not simply to acquire information but to determine what that information allows them to understand, question, and create.

Courses Taught

  • Dramaturgy

    Directed Research in the Arts

    Financial Management in the Arts

    Grant Writing for Non-Profits

    Governance and Leadership

    Masters Portfolio Seminar

    Seminar in Arts Management

  • Art, Performance, and Politics

    Broadway Mashup: Remixing America Through Musical Theatre

    Dramaturgy

    Grant Writing for Non-Profits

    Intersections: Theatre and Disability

    Introduction to Arts Administration

    Introduction to Theatre

    Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies

    Reflections of American Society on Stage

    Staging Disability

    The Art of Communication and Presentation

    Text and Context

    Theatre History I

    Theatre History II

    Thriving in the Business of Art

  • Meet Me in the Multiverse: New Media and Performance

    Shakespeare and Performance

    Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies

Student Evaluations

  • "All of the assignments were really clearly explained and built on each other throughout the semester. I felt both prepared to tackle every assignment, and pushed out of my comfort zone at the same time."

    Dramaturgy, AU, Spring 2026

  • “Extremely welcoming, kind, and knowledgeable; she truly seems to care deeply about each of our ideas and aimed for a collaborative and buzzing class environment. [She] uses her professional expertise perfectly to provide insight into what real experiences of dramaturgy would be like.”

    Dramaturgy, AU, Spring 2026

  • “Lindsey was truly one of the most incredible professors I have had at my time at AU throughout many years. She is so incredibly knowledgeable and portrays the concepts and learning ideas in such a helpful and engaging way each and every class. . . . I was consistently learning things I had never previously known, [and] I was also constantly engaged and truly enjoyed coming to every class.”

    Theatre History II, AU, Spring 2024

  • “She has encouraged me to put my all into my work in this class, which I wasn't necessarily excited about before we started the semester, and I truly am leaving with a newfound appreciation for what theatre history can entail.”

    Theatre History II, AU, Spring 2024

  • “She was one of the best professors I've had at AU. So engaging and made us think. She is so transparent about her expectations and desire for us to learn.”

    Art, Performance, and Politics, AU, Fall 2025

  • “Lindsey is an incredibly knowledgeable, engaging professor. She made a subject like Financial Management, which sounds boring and scary, my favorite class of the semester. She excels at making the material approachable while still challenging us as students. . . . Her lectures and in-class activities always strengthened my understanding of the readings, and the major projects allowed me to fully apply what we were learning in a way that felt relevant.”

    Financial Management in the Arts, AU, Fall 2025