Sydney Cheek O’Donnell is Assistant Professor of Theatre History and Head of the Theatre Studies program at the University of Utah. She teaches the History of Theatre, Dramaturgy, Theatre and Theory, and Directing. Dr. Cheek O’Donnell’s ongoing research interests include feminist performance analysis and Italian theatre. Her essay “Barbarians and Babes: A Feminist Critique of a Postcolonial Persians,” has just been published in the volume Political Performance, eds. Avraham Oz and Susan Haedicke (Rodopi, 2009). Other articles and reviews have been published in Theatre Journal, New Theatre Quarterly, and Seattle Opera Magazine. In addition, Dr. Cheek O’Donnell works as a production dramaturg in professional and academic theatre. Professional dramaturgy credits include Miss Saigon, The Heiress, and Chicago (Pioneer Theatre Company), Accidental Death of an Anarchist (UW Summer Arts Festival), Archangels Don’t Play Pinball (Capitol Hill Arts Center), and The Chekhov Project (Frank Theatre). During the 2009-2010 season, she will dramaturg Charm (Salt Lake Acting Company) and 42^nd Street (Pioneer Theatre Company). She earned a B.A. at Carleton College and a Ph.D. in Theatre History and Criticism at the University of Washington.