Andrew Sofer

Associate professor, English

Education: MFA, directing, Boston School of Theatre Arts; Ph.D., English, University of Michigan

Specialization: Dramatic literature with a focus on performance as an aid to textual interpretation; creative writing

Representative publication: The Stage Life of Props (Michigan, 2003)

Honors: Runner-up for Barnard Hewitt Prize for Excellence in Theatre History, 2004; Erika Mumford Prize, New England Poetry Club, 2004; Morton Marr Poetry Prize, Southwest Review, 2001

Projects: I plan to work on writing projects, including a commissioned essay for the Oxford Guide to Early Modern Theater. And I’ll be seeking a publisher for my book of poems, The Whale Road.

Read a review of Andrew Sofer’s book, The Stage Life of Props.