Faculty Scholarship

MATTHEW R. DUBROFF, LECTURER IN FINE ARTS

A FOUNDING member of the Theatre Nohgaku, the only Noh theatre English-language troupe in operation, Lecturer in Fine Arts Matthew R. Dubroff traveled with the group to Granite Falls, Washington, in the spring of 2005 to perform in the premiere production of Crazy Jane at the Tsubaki Shrine. Later that year the troupe toured to the North Carolina School of Arts (NCSA) in Winston- Salem to perform in a recital of Noh in English and Japanese in anticipation of a larger tour the following year.

During the summer and fall of 2006, Dubroff rehearsed a new English Noh play, Pine Barrens, with a recital performance in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, followed by a residency and world premiere at NCSA. Dubroff helped to coordinate funding and logistics for the subsequent residency and performance tour, which traveled to Duke University and Hampden-Sydney College.

Dubroff participated in the first rehearsal process of the next play in the cycle of New Jersey-themed Noh plays, preliminarily entitled Noh Jersey, in the summer of 2007. The play is slated for another rehearsal and a tour in 2008.

In other professional activities, Dubroff was the head coordinator for the Annual General Meeting of the American Society for the Alexander Technique in the summer of 2005. Th is week-long conference was held at the Omni Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, and included 250 attendees participating in business meetings and over forty workshops given by teachers from around the world.

Dubroff has taught at the College since 1999, having received his B.A. from Williams College and his M.F.A. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In addition to teaching, he occasionally directs student productions at the College.

BEYOND THE Classroom FOR THE Classroom
Hampden-Sydney College Faculty Scholarship 2005-2008
A report by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty