2025-2026
Abbi is a sophomore double-majoring in English and Theater with a minor in Education. Their academic interests include indigenous identities, art, as well as Renaissance and Romantic literatures. Abbi is pursuing questions of indigeneity, decolonization, and multicultural performances of Shakespeare across time. 

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2025-2026

A first-year English PhD with a focus in Early Modern drama, Katharine is also a director, dramaturg, and theater deviser with research interests that sit at the intersection of editorial history, performance practice, and feminist criticism. Katharine is curious about how Shakespeare’s editors have had the power to amplify or remove details regarding the specificity of language and presence of characters on the page, and what ramifications those choices have had on legacies of Shakespeare in performance.

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2024-2025
A sophomore, double-majoring in English and Anthropology, Ayesha has a keen interest in book-binding practices (as a book binder herself), performance history, and museum studies. 

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