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Dr. Jeannie Woods addresses a room full of actors,
directors, writers and scholars during the Chinese Theatre
Festival.
Carol Wang (bottom left) served as a translator for
Dr. Woods during her Shakespeare workshops. Lin Yu-Shian
(bottom right) was a graduate student of Dr. Woods at
the institute and made her mainstage debut during, "All
in the Timing."
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The National Institute of the Arts in Taiwan recently hosted
an associate professor of theatre from Winthrop University in
South Carolina. Dr. Jeannie Woods, a specialist in American theatre
history, acting and directing, had a particularly dynamic year
in Taiwan. She developed several new graduate courses at the institute
in her areas of specialization and offered workshops on performing
Shakespeare. She presented a number of lectures and demonstrations
throughout the country, including a guest lecture at the American
Institute in Taiwan.
In the spring of 1999, Dr. Woods collaborated with other Fulbrighters
in country and the Department of Theatre Design and Technology
at the National Institute of the Arts to produce an evening of
comic one acts, "All in the Timing," by American playwright David
Ives. She directed and acted in the production, which was a most
successful event. Dr. Woods also collaborated throughout the year
with Professor Chi Mei Wang, a Taiwanese playwright and director.
Together, they translated Professor Wang's comedy, "The Bride
and Her Double," the Chinese and English versions of which have
been published together in a single volume by the Taiwanese publisher
Yuanliou.
Having developed an excellent rapport with her students and colleagues
in Taiwan, the scholar continues to maintain close contact with
them. In fact, the institute invited her back to direct for its
summer theater.
Back in South Carolina, Dr. Woods has given guest lectures on
Taiwan's performing arts for her local arts council and is currently
developing new courses on contemporary and traditional Asian theatre
for her home institution, Winthrop University.
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