Rate My Professor Julie Shearer

Shearer's research specializations include Shakespeare and Renaissance drama, political theatre, contemporary Irish and Australian theatre, and actor training. Her current research project is Wide Open: The Landscape of Contemporary Australian Political Theatre. At UNE, she teaches units including The Actor's Craft (THEA307/507), Performance From Ritual to Realism (THEA210), The Classic Play and Performance Now (THEA304/504), and The Role of the Director (THEA330/530). She directed Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, performed at the Armidale Showgrounds from 11-21 October 2023. Shearer is a member of the University of New England Cultural and Creative Arts Network (U-CCAN) in the Theatre discipline area and a board member of Playlab Theatre, a new writing theatre company and publisher. Her publications include the chapter “Women’s Business: Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife and the Reclamation of Black Australian History” (2022) and the article “How to Set Up Assignments for Students to Give Oral Presentations on Video” (2016).