My calendar for the coming academic year is starting to fill up with speaking engagements and other work-related adventures — some in-person and some virtual. Want me to visit your class, department, conference, or theatre festival? Look for the “Book Henry” button that appears in numerous places on this site.
Henry Bial is the author of Acting Jewish and Playing God. He has more than twenty years of experience in theatre and performance studies as a scholar, teacher, and leader.
Appearances
Dec
5
5
The Leo Baeck Institute of London
London, UK
“Jewish on Demand: Representation and Difference in the Streaming Era”
Oct
17
17
Cornell University
(Ithaca, New York)
Delighted to have had the opportunity to give a University Lecture at Cornell. Click here for details.
Aug
3
3
Association for Theatre in Higher Education
(Boston, Massachusetts)
I was pleased to take part in a roundtable discussion on the Museum of the Bible, with John Fletcher, Megan Sanborn Jones, Jodi Kanter, and Scott Magelssen.
Books
Playing God: The Bible on the Broadway Stage
Playing God: The Bible on the Broadway Stage
How Biblical texts have inspired Broadway plays and musicals, from Ben-Hur to Jesus Christ Superstar.
“Incisive and sophisticated, but also accessible and, frankly, fun.”
–John Fletcher
Louisiana State University
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