Debra L. Freeberg

Debra Freeberg (Ph.D. Pittsburgh) is Professor of Theatre and Communication Arts and Sciences at Calvin College . Debra is a former member of the Governing Board of the Association of Theatre in Higher Education and a member of the Dramatists Guild. She has lectured and conducted workshops on communication, leadership and theatre across the U.S. and Sweden. Freeberg has directed over 30 plays and musicals; favorite productions of the past include: The Ghost Sonata, My Dearest Sister, She Stoops to Conquer, A Dream Play, Elijah, 1940s Radio Hour, Joan of Lorraine, Peer Gynt, Tiger at the Gates. Her plays for children Good Boogie, And the Book Ran Away with the Spoon and My Dearest Sister were produced by Calvin Theatre Company . Her liturgical dramas have been produced in the US and Canada. Her research areas include Scandinavian theatre—particularly Olof Molander's productions of August Strindberg—children's theatre, playwriting and directing. She is currently working on a new book tentatively titled “This Mission is Possible: Mature Theatre and the Christian Academy .”