Mary P. Caulfield
Assistant Professor, English/Humanities | Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY, UNITED STATES
Dr. Caulfield teaches English and Humanities, and has appeared on stage in New York, London and Dublin.
Biography
Dr. Mary Caulfield is Assistant Professor of English and Humanities at Farmingdale State College. She teaches in areas related to drama and speech, and researches in the field of Women’s Theatre and Performance, and Modern Drama, with special interest in Irish Theatre practices. Caulfield's work has appeared in Theater Research International and her most recent publications include two co-edited volumes entitled, Ireland, Memory and Performing the Historical Imagination (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) and The Theatre of Edna Walsh (Carysfort Press, 2015). In addition to her teaching and research interests, Caulfield is also a actor. She has performed on stage in London, New York and Dublin.
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Areas of Expertise (4)
Irish Theatre
Shakespeare in Performance
Theatre History
Women in Theatre
Industry Expertise (3)
Education/Learning
Entertainment
Performing Arts
Accomplishments (2)
Top 40 Irish-Americans Under 40 (professional)
2011-01-01
Nominated for the Irish Echo's Top 40 Irish-Americans Under 40
Irish Society for Theatre Research (professional)
2011-02-01
Travel scholarship for presentation of research at the annual conference at The University of Pecs, Hungary.
Education (3)
Syracuse University: BS, Acting 2000
New York University: MA, Dramatic Literature and Performance 2006
The University of Dublin, Trinity College: PhD, Drama and Theatre Studies 2011
Affiliations (9)
- American Society for Theatre Research
- International Federation for Theatre Research
- American Conference for Irish Studies
- Screen Actor's Guild
- Irish-American Writers and Artists
- The Players Club
- Alpha Phi International Fraternity
- Association for Theatre in Higher Education
- Irish Society for Theatre Research
Links (1)
Languages (2)
- English
- Irish Gaelic
Event Appearances (8)
'Mise i gcuis na hÉireann’: Constance de Markievicz, a Martyr's Death?
Irish Society for Theatre Research annual conference University of Pecs, Hungary
2011-04-01
"A Hunted Beast on a Bike": Markievicz, Mobility and National Maturation
The Rest is History: Ireland, Performance & the Historical symposium Trinity College, Dublin
2011-04-15
Monuments and Landscapes in the Performance of Nation
American Conference for Irish Studies annual conference Ludwig-Maximilians, Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
2010-07-01
Revising the Rising: Constance Markievicz and the Myth of the Nation
American Congference for Irish Studies annual conference Pennsylvania State University
2010-05-01
"The Woman with a Garden": Constance Markievicz in the Performance of the Nation
Irish Society for Theatre Research annual conference Trinity College, Dublin
2010-04-01
Performing Irish-American Heritage
International Federation for Theatre Research annual conference University of Warwick, Coventry, England
2014-07-01
Dead Rabbits, Five Points and Fractured Fairytales: Performing ‘Irish’ heritage on the Streets of New York
Irish Society for Theatre Research Birkbeck, University of London, London, England
2013-11-01
‘The Dustcover of the Nation’: Constance Markievicz’s National Costume and Images of Irish Indigenousness
American Conference for Irish Studies Annual Conference Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
- Author Appearance
Media Appearances (3)
'Othello Review: Shakespeare at Vanderbilt Mansion
Newsday print
2015-08-03
"Mary Caulfield makes a strikingly convincing Desdemona..."
Theatre Review: 'Veronica's Room' at Arena Players
Theatre Guide print
2014-10-21
"Mary Caulfield, as Susan, gave an impressive performance with believable raw emotion, and excellent characterization."
Ireland, Memory, and Performing: the Historical Imagination
Journals.Cambridge.org online
2015-08-07
"The collection admirably brings together a highly diverse range of voices and arguments that capture and explore varying elements and moments of Irish history from the nineteenth century onward."
Research Grants (2)
Dean's Research Grant
Trinity College, Dublin
2010-01-01
Grant for presentation of research at the International Federation for Theatre Research annual conference in Munich, Germany
Title by Title Scheme funding for edited collection, “The Theatre of Enda Walsh”
Arts Council of Ireland
Title by Title Scheme funding for edited collection, “The Theatre of Enda Walsh”
Published Articles (4)
Royalists to Revolutionaries: a Look at Early Irish Theatre
The Irish Literary Supplement
2010-09-22
Royalists to Revolutionaries: a Look at Early Irish Theatre
Fashion Advice: Constance Markievicz's 'Unmarked,' 'Mis-marked' and 'Remarkable' Woman
Peter Lang Publishing
2011-01-01
Fashion Advice: Constance Markievicz's 'Unmarked,' 'Mis-marked' and 'Remarkable' Woman
The Female Monument in Performance and Cultural Memory in Dublin
Carysfort Press
2012-01-01
The Female Monument in Performance and Cultural Memory in Dublin
Inseparable and No Longer Subsequent: The Relocation and Representation of Women in Irish Theatre Practices
Theatre Research International
2011-06-01
Inseparable and No Longer Subsequent: The Relocation and Representation of Women in Irish Theatre Practices
Courses (5)
Introduction to Drama (Writing Intensive)
A survey of Western drama stressing close reading of plays from ancient Greece, Elizabethan and Restoration England, nineteenth- century Scandinavia and Russia, and twentieth-century Britain and American. The changing concepts of comedy and tragedy are discussed. This is a writing-intensive course.
Film and Literature (Writing Intensive)
Students will read selected short fiction and novels by English, American and other writers, and view the films that have been made from them by prominent directors. The course will develop students' understanding and appreciation of both literature and film. Students will examine how great writers elicit the complex response they do from their readers, and then explore the ways that film provides an interpretation of literature. Analysis and discussion will center on how the visual medium shapes literature as various directors adapt texts for the screen. The ability to interpret the texts and films appreciatively and critically will be assessed through a series of class projects and examinations. This is a writing-intensive course.
Classical Greek Tragedy: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides
This course introduces students to the Classical Greek Theater and its three great Athenian tragedians: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides through close readings of surviving texts in translation and through viewings of modern productions of these ancient theatrical works. Focusing on these playwrights' works both as art forms and as products of a specific historical society, the course will address the role this drama played in the lives, culture, and aesthetic sensibilities of the ancient Greeks as well as its role as a living art form in contemporary society.
Shakespeare
A survey of representative comedies, tragedies, romances, and histories showing Shakespeare's dramatic variety. Acting styles are emphasized with the use of recordings, tapes and, when possible, live performances.
Public Speaking
This course prepares students in the following areas of effective expository and persuasive public speaking: audience analysis; topic selection; appropriate use and documentation of supporting material; organization and outlining techniques; aspects of delivery which include appropriate eye contact, posture, use of notes, elements of voice such as rate and volume, and the use of presentational visual aids. Group discussion and problem solving exercises will also be provided, and students will engage in peer feedback throughout the course.