Radhica Ganapathy
- PhD – Texas Tech University
- MA – Miami University
- BFA – Maharaja Sayajirao University
Dr. Radhica Ganapathy (she/her) is Associate Professor of Theatre History and Criticism in the School of Theatre & Dance. She also serves as Associate Director and Director of Graduate Studies for the School.
Ganapathy holds a Ph.D. in Theatre from Texas Tech University with a dual focus in History/Theory/Criticism and Acting/Directing. She currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in theatre history, theory, dramatic literature, and performance studies. Her research engages in critical representations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and religion in theatre and performance. Her work also intersects with colonial and postcolonial representations of nation and diaspora studies. Ganapathy is interested in examining performance and performativity in art and the everyday life. Her research has been presented at various academic conferences such as Association for Asian Performance (AAP), Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Theatre Symposium (SETC), National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA), and American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR). Ganapathy’s writing has been published by Ecumenica (Journal of Theatre and Performance), Asian Theatre Journal, Frontiers (Journal of Women’s Studies), and Bloomsbury. She also serves as a reviewer for topics pertaining to India (and South Asia) for Asian Theatre Journal.
As an artist, Ganapathy has worked as a performer, director, and dramaturg. Her professional career began as an actor in New Delhi, India. She has directed several productions since 2001. Recent directing projects include: Jen Silverman's Phoebe in Winter, Alice Birch's Anatomy of a Suicide, Caryl Churchill’s The Skriker, and Paula Vogel’s Indecent.
Ganapathy previously taught at Penn State (Berks Campus) and Stockholm University, Sweden.