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PUBLICATIONS
Books:
o ACTING
WITH ADLER (Limelight Editions, NY) 2000.
o SCENE CHANGE: PRAGUE,
MOSCOW, LENINGRAD (Proscenium Publications, NY) 1994.
o VISION: A HOLISTIC
GUIDE TO HEALING (Japan Publications, NY) 1986.
Chapter in Book:
o
Beringer, Elizabeth, ed. EMBODIED WISDOM: The Collected papers of Moshe
Feldenkrais (North Atlantic
Books, Berkeley, CA) 2010.
o Rand, Ronald. ACTING
TEACHERS OFAMERICA, “Interview with Joanna Rotté” (Allworth Press, NY) 2007.
Articles:
o “Prison Stories,” Broad Street
Review (March 2014)
http://broadstreetreview.com/art-architecture/prison-obscura-at-haverford-college-and-exonerated-in-wilmington
o “Style,” Soul of the American Actor (Volume 11. No 2. 2013)
http://www.soulamericanactor.com/essayrotte.shtml
o “The Theatre
of Vietnam,” Soul of the American Actor (Volume 11. No 1. 2012-13)
o “The
Impermanence of Theatre,” Soul of the American Actor (2011)
o “Actors and
the Dalai Lama,” Soul of the American Actor (2010)
o “Acting with
Abandon,” Soul of the American Actor (2009)
o “Onstage
Fighting,” Soul of the American Actor (2008)
o “Reality
Acting,” Soul of the American Actor (Fall 2006)
o “Two Ways of
Directing,” Soul of the American Actor (Summer 2006)
o "Creating an
Audience,” Soul of the American Actor (Spring 2006)
o "Looking
Funny,” Soul of the American Actor (Winter 2006)
o "Reclaiming
the Theatre," Soul of the American Actor (Fall 2005)
o “Believing in
the Impossible,” Soul of the American Actor (Summer 2005)
o “Reality
Theatre,” Soul of the American Actor (Summer 2004)
o “Finding Miss
Alma,” Soul of the American Actor (Spring 2004)
o “Summer
Theatre,” Soul of the American Actor (Fall 2003)
o “Possessing
Mary Tyrone,” Soul of the American Actor (Summer 2003)
o “Why Become
an Actor?” Soul of the American Actor (Spring 2003)
o “Macbeth Here and Now,” Soul of the American Actor (Winter 2002/03)
o “Actors &
Audiences,” Soul of the American Actor (Fall 2002)
o “An Interview
with Stella Adler,” Theatre Topics (Fall 2002) 191-202.
o
“Marionettes,” Soul of the American Actor (Summer 2002)
o “Stella
Adler: Teacher Emeritus,” Journal of American Drama and Theatre (Fall 1999)
63-79.
o “Clurman, Harold”
AMERICAN NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY, Oxford (1999) V, 88-9.
o “Deeter,
Jasper” AMERICAN NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY, Oxford (1999) VI, 335-7.
o “Feldenkrais Revisited: Tension, Talent and Legacy of Childhood,” New
Theatre Quarterly (Winter 1998 351-6.
o “Getting Physical with Eugenio Barba,” Movement Theatre (Spring 1994) 3-6.
o “Questions of
Life & Art: Recollecting Harold Clurman,” New Theatre Quarterly (Fall 1992)
241-248.
o “Theatre Training
Moscow Style,” The Drama Review (Summer 1992) 81-96.
o “Seeing the
World through a Child’s Eyes,” Chronicle of Higher Ed (July 1991)
o
“Collegiality: Women in Administration,” Communications Bulletin (1990)
o “The Context
of the B.A. in Theatre,” Communications Bulletin (1989)
o “Treat Your
Eyes Right,” East West Journal (December 1986)
Reprints:
o excerpt ACTING WITH ADLER in Soul of the
American Actor (Spring 2001)
o excerpt SCENE
CHANGE in Soul of the American Actor (Fall 2001)
o excerpt
“Questions of Life & Art: Recollecting Harold Clurman” in Soul of American
Actor (Winter 2001)
o excerpt ACTING
WITH ADLER in Soul of the American Actor (Summer 2004)
o “An Interview
with Stella Adler (Part One)” in Soul of the American Actor (Fall 2004)
o “An Interview
with Stella Adler (Part Two)” in Soul of the American Actor (Winter 2004/05)
o “An Interview
with Stella Adler (Part Three)” in Soul of the American Actor (Spring 2005)
PRODUCTIONS
Plays Written & Produced:
THE
BEAUTIFUL LIFE OF THE WOMAN KOMACHI (an adaptation of five Japanese Noh
plays)
• Villanova Asian Arts Festival (January 2013)
ALL VICTORIOUS OCEAN:
The Noble Life of Yeshe Tsogyal, Tantric Yogini
• Connelly Cinema, Villanova
o Mid-Atlantic Region Asian Studies Annual Conference (October 2009)
o Villanova Art Gallery Opening of Himalayan Photography Exhibit (November
2009)
• Philadelphia Community College International Festival (April 2010)
• Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia (August - September 2010)
• Towson University Center for the Arts, MD (April 2011)
DON’T TELL ANYBODY (two
acts on the subject of sexual assault)
• Villanova Theatre (April 2005)
PRAJNA (an
adaptation with original music of a play by Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche)
• Philadelphia Fringe Festival -- “Fringe Recommended” (September
2001)
DEATH OF THE FATHER
• National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. (May 1998)
• Villanova Theatre, (October 1998)
• Three Rivers College, Norwich, CT (April 1999)
• Philadelphia Fringe Festival (September 1999)
ART TALK (with original video featuring art historian Arthur Danto)
• Villanova Studio Theatre (July 1997)
• Philadelphia Fringe Festival (September 1998)
Plays Directed since
1985:
MUSEUM
Villanova Theatre (2/12)
ZOO STORY
Villanova Theatre (9/09)
THE CHAIRS
Villanova Theatre (9/06)
TOP GIRLS
(staged reading)
Wilma Theatre (4/06)
DON’T TELL ANYBODY
[Rotté] (staged reading)
Villanova Theatre (4/05)
SUMMER AND SMOKE
Villanova Theatre (2/04)
TRUE WEST
Villanova Theatre (9/02)
WAITING FOR GODOT
Villanova Theatre (11/01)
PRAJNA [Rotté]
Philadelphia Fringe Festival (9/01)
LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Villanova Theatre (10/00)
ENDGAME
Villanova Theatre (2/00)
ART TALK [Rotté]
Philadelphia Fringe Festival (9/98)
IN THE BOOM BOOM ROOM
Villanova Theatre (2/98)
THE ART OF DINING
Villanova Theatre (11/96)
TOOTH OF CRIME (with
original rock ‘n’ roll music)
Villanova Theatre (2/96)
OWNERS
Villanova Theatre (2/95)
THE MAYOR’S WIFE (premiere)
Villanova Theatre (ll/92)
ICE CREAM
O.T.C. Prods, New Hope (8/92)
ICE CREAM
Villanova Theatre (10/91)
FEN
Villanova Theatre (11/90)
VINEGAR TOM (with
original rock ‘n’ roll music)
Villanova Theatre (2/90)
TOP GIRLS
Villanova Theatre (2/89)
LYSISTRATA (an
adaptation with original rock ‘n’ roll music)
Villanova Summer Theatre (85)
Roles Performed since 1985 (Actors Equity*):
Komachi
THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE OF THE WOMAN KOMACHI Villanova Asian Arts
Festival (1/13)
Lyubov Ranevskary* THE CHERRY ORCHARD
Villanova Theatre (2/11)
Yeshe Tsogyal*
ALL VICTORIOUS OCEAN: THE NOBLE LIFE OF YESHE TSOGYAL
o Connelly Center, Villanova
• Mid-Atlantic Region Asian Studies Annual Conference (October 2009)
• Villanova Art Gallery Opening of Himalayan Photography Exhibit
(November 2009)
o Philadelphia
Community College International Festival (April 2010)
o Painted Bride
Art Center, Philadelphia (August - September 2010)
o Towson
University Center for the Arts, MD (April 2011)
o Towson
University Center for the Arts, MD (April 2011)
Mary Tyrone*
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
Villanova Theatre (9/08)
Mother Courage*
MOTHER COURAGE
Villanova Theatre (11/07)
Laurie Jamison*
THIRD (Equity staged reading)
Villanova Studio Theatre (2/07)
Beatrice*
FRED AND JANE
Villanova Theatre (4/06)
Hannah*
PRAYERS of SHERKIN
Villanova Theatre (2/06)
Claire Zachanassian* THE VISIT
Villanova Theatre (11/04)
Stella Adler*
THE GROUP (Equity staged reading)
American Academy, NYC (6/04)
Stella Adler *
THE GROUP (premiere)
The Players Club, NYC (5/04)
Catwoman*
BY THE BOG OF CATS
Villanova Theatre (2/03)
Jaye*
DEATH OF THE FATHER
Philadelphia Fringe Festival (9/99)
Villanova Theatre (10/98)
National Museum of Women in the Arts,
Washington, DC (5/98)
Various Roles
SHAKESPEARE SCENES
Borders Books, Rosemont (4/93)
Various Roles
SHAKESPEARE SCENES
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens (9/93)
Various Roles*
ICE CREAM
New Hope, PA (Summer/92)
Argia*
The QUEEN & the REBELS
Villanova Theatre (Spring 90)
Hedda Gabler*
HEDDA GABLER
Villanova Theatre (Spring 89)
Nina Shenton*
SCENES FROM LIFE (Equity reading)
Philadelphia Drama Guild (Fall 88)
Shen Te*
GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN
Villanova Theatre (Fall 85)
Audio Books Recorded for Shambhala Publications distributed by Random House:
http://www.shambhala.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=rotte
No Time to Lose: A
Timely Guide to The Way of the Bodhisattva by Pema Chodron (2012)
The Places that Scare
You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron (2008)
Comfortable with
Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion by
Pema
Chodron (2008)
Start Where You Are:
A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chodron (2008)
The Wisdom of No
Escape: And the Path of Loving Kindness by Pema Chodron (2008)
RECENT SERVICE
o
Curator & Artistic Director of Villanova Asian Arts Festival (academic
2012-13)
o
Co-Director of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Philadelphia, a practice
and study center of secular meditation and Tibetan Buddhism.
Responsibilities included leadership in the area of Meditation Practice and
membership on the Mandala Council of Shambhala International (October
2009-September 2011).
o Artistic Director of
Team Yeshe, an arts and education group founded to create and produce sacred
art. Responsible and accountable for all artistic decisions of Team Yeshe’s
premier offering, All Victorious
Ocean: The Noble Life Of Yeshe Tsogyal, Tantric Yogini
(2009 - 2011).
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
o
Chair of Theatre (1985-1992)
o Director of Asian
Studies (2009-2013)
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING POSITIONS
o Professor of Theatre, Villanova University (2002-present)
o Master
Teacher, Stella Adler Conservatory, NYC (2000- 2004)
o Associate
Professor of Theatre, Villanova University (1992- 2002)
o Chair of
Theatre Department, Villanova University (1985-1992)
o Assistant
Professor of Theatre, Villanova University (1983-92)
VOCATIONAL TEACHING POSITIONS
o
Certified Shambhala International Meditation Instructor (2009 - present)
o Certified
Shambhala Meditation Guide (2007 - 2009)
o KripaluYoga
Certified Advanced Instructor (1995 - 2007)
AWARDS
o
President’s Alumni Achievement Award, CUNY Graduate Center (May 2008)
o Villanova University Faculty
Research Grant (Summer 2004)
o Helene Wurlitzer Foundation
of New Mexico writer’s residency fellowship (Summer 1997)
o American College Theatre
Festival special mention: Direction of TOOTH OF CRIME (1996)
EDUCATION/TRAINING
o Tibetan
Buddhism Vajrayana Seminary: Dechen Choling, FRANCE (August 2011)
o Shambhala Meditation
Instructor Training: Karme Choling, VT (March 2009)
o Shambhala Guide Training:
Sky Lake Lodge, NY (November 2008)
o Tibetan Buddhism Sutrayana
Seminary: Shambhala Mountain Center, CO (July 2008)
o Foundational Vinyasa Yoga
Teacher Training with Shiva Rea (July 2005)
o Kripalu Yoga Center, Lenox,
MA: yoga teacher professional level certification (2005)
o Kripalu Yoga Center, Lenox,
MA: yoga teacher basic certification (1995)
o Shambhala Meditation
Training: Advanced Warriorship: five levels (1998-99)
o Shambhala Meditation
Training: Warrior’s Assembly (Nova Scotia) 1999
o Shambhala Meditation
Training: Path of the Warrior: five levels (1997-98)
o City University of New York
Graduate Center: PhD Theatre (1983)
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