The lecturers of Theatre and Drama at Murdoch University

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Meet Dr. David Moody

Senior Lecturer, Theatre and Drama Studies

"I am excited by the inspiration of working with students in on creative projects: projects which engage the whole person, physically, emotionally and intellectually.

"Performance provides a way of testing new ideas with praxis, in front of an audience which gives you immediate feedback on your ideas.

"Theatre is also a collaboration, and in there is a great joy in working on a shared project, being taught by others’ imaginations.

"I also am committed to the idea that art can make a practical difference in people’s life; actually change the world a little bit by changing the way we see reality and its potentials"

Education

  • B.A. (Hons) Dip.Ed (Macq) Ph.D. (Macq.)


Working experience

  • I am a writer, director, actor, and theorist.

    My most recent works have been THE ANTI-SHAKESPEARIAN COCKTAIL HOUR (writer);
    WORDS (writer) and A MAP OF THE WORLD (director).

    My current work WORDS is about to tour Chile as part of an international theatre in education project.


Research

  • My research has been both theoretical and practical. I am interested in applied theatre (political and social action, education) and in post-colonial and Australian literature and theatre. Currently I have been engaged in performance-as-research, particularly in the area of play-writing and group collaboration.