Debra L Freeberg
- Dr. Debra L Freeberg
- Emerita
- Communication
- freede@calvin.edu
- Curriculum Vitae
Education
- BA – University of Tennessee, speech and theatre arts, 1977
- MA – University of Pittsburgh, theatre arts, 1980
- PhD – University of Pittsburgh, theatre arts, 1995
Academic interests
Playwriting, Directing, Theatre Ministry, Scandinavian and Children’s theatre
Additional information
Freelance Director and Playwright
Publications
ARTICLES IN BOOKS
Freeberg, Debra L. “Dinner Theatre for Sinners,” Understanding Evangelical Media, Edited by
Quentin J. Schultze and Robert H. Woods Jr., Downer’s Grove, IL: IVP academic, 2008
-----. “Stockholm,” The Encyclopedia for Theatre and Drama. Edited by Dennis Kennedy. Oxford University Press, 2003
-----. “Bjørn Bjørnson,” The Encyclopedia for Theatre and Drama. Edited by Dennis Kennedy. Oxford University Press, 2003
-----. “Lars Forsell,” The Encyclopedia for Theatre and Drama. Edited by Dennis Kennedy. Oxford University Press, 2003
-----. “Carl Andreas Paulsen,” The Encyclopedia for Theatre and Drama. Edited by Dennis Kennedy. Oxford University Press, 2003
-----. “Alf Sjöberg,” The Encyclopedia for Theatre and Drama. Edited by Dennis Kennedy. Oxford University Press, 2003
-----. “Fem Skådespelerska talar om Strindberg.” Ja, mả han leva: 22 Kvinnor om August Strindberg. Stockholm: Carlssons Bokforlag. 2001
-----. "And the Word became Flesh: Considering Drama in Contemporary Worship." Music and the Arts in Worship. Nashville: Abbott-Martyn Press, 1994. Vol. IV of The Topical Encyclopedia of Christian Worship. 7 vols.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Freeberg, Debra L. “You Just Don’t Get It” Perspectives Jan./Feb. (2017)
-----. “The Bully Prevention Primer: Current Data and Definitions” Christian
Educators Journal Feb. (2014): 6–11
Freeberg, Debra L., Janel Curry, David Crump, Cynthia Kok, Christian Van Dyke, James Vanden Bosch. “Divorce and the Congregation” Books and Culture March/April (2012): 11–13
Performances or exhibitions
DIRECTING CREDITS
- Sense and Sensibility, Calvin College, GR, MI 2018
- Arabian Nights, Calvin College, GR, MI 2017
- Seafarer, Howmet Playhouse, Whitehall, MI 2017
- You Make a Difference, International Bullying Prevention Conference, New Orleans, LA 2016, Calvin College, GR, MI 2016
- The Philadelphia Story, Calvin College, GR, MI 2016
- On Golden Pond, Howmet Playhouse, Whitehall, MI, 2016
- Love’s Labour’s Lost, Calvin College, GR, MI 2016
- You Make a Difference, Calvin College, GR, MI 2016
- Cotton Patch Gospel, Howmet Playhouse, Whitehall, MI, 2015
- Pride and Prejudice, Calvin College, GR, MI 2015
- Leading Ladies, Howmet Playhouse, Whitehall, MI, 2014
- Into the Woods, Calvin College, GR, MI 2014
- An Ideal Husband, Calvin College, GR, MI 2013
- Harvey, Howmet Playhouse, Whitehall, MI, 2013
- Justice For Maurice Henry Carter, staged reading, Calvin College, GR, MI 2013
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Calvin College, GR, MI 2012he Nerd, Howmet Playhouse, Whitehall, MI, 2012
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