Antonia Krueger

About Antonia Krueger

Antonia S. Krueger is an interdisciplinary scholar and creator who works in the fields of life narratives, performance, communication, psychology, language studies, ecology, and internatural communication.She wrote the first book length narrative biography of Jessica Tandy, with unprecedented access to the Tandy and Cronyn archives collection housed at the Library of Congress and personal correspondence with Hume Cronyn. In keeping with an ongoing interest in life narratives and auto/biography, in 2009 she studied current research in memory and learning through course work under and by assisting in the cognitive neuroscience research lab of Dr. Wilma Koutstaal in the University of Minnesota Psychology Department. She has participated in a Women\'s Memoir Writing Group conducted by Margot Galt.Subjects taught include psychology, public speaking, cross cultural communication, introduction to communication, Shakespeare, acting, academic writing, editing for academic purposes, theatre history, dramatic literature, dance history, English grammar, playwriting, interdisciplinary arts, ecodrama, zooesis in performance, and others. Tonia is also a performer and writer.Areas of interest: auto/biographical theory, auto/biographical writing, bicultural/transcultural autobiographical narratives, autobiographical memory study (cognitive neuroscience), acting, dramaturgy, 20th century theatre history and literature, Shakespearean performance, voice and dialects, ecodramaturgy, ecology and performance, internatural communication, creating new works, meaning making as a therapeutic practice, meaning making and cognitive processes.

Experience

1. Visiting Assistant Professor

   Eckerd College

   Aug 2013 — Present · St. Petersburg, FL, US

   Teach undergraduate theatre, communication, interdisciplinary arts, and general education classes, mentor students. Direction: Climate Change Theatre Action productions (2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023), Listen to the Garden: The Butterfly Effect (2020), and more. Costume design for 2 productions (Some Girls and Waiting for Godot) and supervised costume shop work study students for 2 semesters.Courses taught:Oceans Across MediaArts Activism and the ClimateArts Activism and the Climate Crisis: Theatrical InterventionsPerformance and the EnvironmentAnimals and PerformanceHumans and Animals in CommunicationFundamentals of Oral CommunicationArgumentation and DebateHuman Experience: Then and NowHuman Experience: Selves and OthersImagining JusticeQuest for MeaningBasic ActingVoice ActingDialects for ActorsImprov for BusinessShort Form ImprovImprov YourselfCelebrities As ThemselvesIndependent Studies Taught:Audiobook NarrationVoice Internship for RadioThe Business of CostumingTheatre PedagogiesCollege Service:Teaching Development Committee (2 years)Eckerd Peace Corps Prep Steering Committee (5 years)Digital Initiatives Steering Committee (1 year)General Education Assessment Committee (3 years)Used Once, Lasts Forever Art Show Steering Committee (3 years)CPS event organizer, Deke Weaver and the Unreliable BestiaryFaculty advisor, Turning the Tide Club, Beach Clean Up Club, ASL Club, Marine Adventure Club, EC Makerspace Club, Women\'s Soccer Club, Stitch N Bitch Club

Education

• The Ohio State University

  PhD, Theatre

  1997 — 2002

• Indiana State University

  MA, Communication (Theatre)

  1994 — 1996

• Truman State University

  BA, Theatre; Minors in English, Philosophy and Religion

  1992 — 1994

• University of Minnesota

  MA, English as a Second Language (graduate minor in Psychology)

  2008 — 2012

• Kirksville Sr. High School

  Valedictorian

• John R. Kirk Honors Society

  Philosophy of Language, Biology

Skills

• Grant Writing
• Leadership
• Improvisation
• Classroom
• Nonprofits
• Creative Writing
• Community Outreach
• Writing
• Teaching
• Higher Education
• Word
• Acting
• Volunteer Management
• Event Planning
• Performing Arts
• Proofreading
• Powerpoint
• Event Management
• Public Speaking
• Theatre
• Psychology
• History
• Spanish
• Stage
• Tesol
• Directing
• Research
• Microsoft Office
• Non-Profits
• Editing