E-mail this pageEnglish Faculty - Dr. John Shout
Professor
Publications include articles on Irish film and theatre, the radical drama of the 1930s, and such performers as Tallulah Bankhead, Judy Holliday and Colleen Dewhurst. He has directed numerous mainstage productions including, most recently, "Six Characters in Search of an Author" and "Arsenic and Old Lace".
John appears once a year as the garrulous tavernkeeper Israel Green when the community celebrates the "Battle of Plattsburgh."
Education
- Ph.D., University of Michigan
- M.A., University of Michigan
- A.B., Oberlin College
Teaching Areas
- Dramatic literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
- Voice
- Musical theatre
- Playwriting
Recent Publications/Productions
- Articles on Irish film and theatre, the radical drama of the 1930s, and such performers as Tallulah Bankhead, Judy Holliday and Colleen Dewhurst.
- Director, "Six Characters in Search of an Author"
- Director, "Arsenic and Old Lace"
Contact John Shout
Office: Myers 124B
Phone: (518) 564-2480
E-mail: shoutjd@plattsburgh.edu