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Jessica Hillman
Dr. Jessica Hillman teaches Musical Theatre Styles, Musical Theatre History, Script Analysis, Acting, and Audition Techniques at SUNY Fredonia. An Actors' Equity Association member, she has performed professionally on tour, in regional theatres across the country, and in new musicals in NYC. Her acting credits include Tess in the 2001 national tour of Crazy for You, and lead roles in Fiddler on the Roof, Cinderella and The Last Five Years. She has directed and/or choreographed musicals and plays at University of Colorado, University of Denver, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Light Opera and the Fort Salem Theatre. She received her BA degree in Theatre History from Cornell University and her MA and Ph.D. from University of Colorado at Boulder, where she was the recipient of the Chancellor’s and Devaney Fellowships.
She has published in journals such as Theatre History Studies, Studies in Musical Theatre and in the upcoming Encyclopedia of Broadway and American Culture.