Fedder, Norman Joseph

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FEDDER, Norman Joseph

FEDDER, Norman Joseph. American, b. 1934. Genres: Plays/Screenplays, Literary criticism and history, Theatre. Career: Kansas State University, Manhattan, associate professor, 1970-80, professor, 1980-89, distinguished professor of theatre, 1989-99, distinguished professor emeritus of theatre, 1999-. Nova Southeastern University, Ft Lauderdale, FL, adjunct professor of playwriting, 2002-. Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education, Drama Network, Coordinator. Elected to Kansas Theatre Hall of Fame, 1990. Registered drama therapist, 1899; board certified trainer in drama therapy, 1994. Publications: The Eternal Kick, 1963; The Influence of D.H. Lawrence on Tennessee Williams, 1966; My Old Room, 1967; A Thousand at the Branches, 1969; We Can Make Our Lives Sublime, 1969; Some Events Connected with the Early History of Arizona, 1969; The Planter May Weep, 1970; Earp!, 1971; (with M. McCarthy) Monks, 1972; PUBA, 1973; The Betrayal, 1974; The Decision, 1974; The Matter with Kansas, 1975; The Kansas Character, 1976; Tennessee Williams' Dramatic Technique, 1977; A Jew in Kansas, 1978; American Jewish Theatre, 1979; Next Thing to Kinfolks, 1980; Beyond Absurdity and Sociopolitics: The Religious Theatre Movement in the Seventies, 1980; (with R. Lippman) The Buck Stops Here, 1982; (with R. Lippman) Abraham! Abraham! 1985; No Other Gods: A Midrash on Moses, 1987; Never Let 'Em Catch You at It: An Evening with Milburn Stone, 1989; A Light to the Nations, 1990; The Tailor and the Cloth, 1991; Facing Sudden Success: Philip Roth's Zuckerman Unbound, 1992; The Reed and the Cedar, 1992; Dramatizing the Torah: Plays about Moses, 1992; Custody, 1993; (with A. Aharoni) Inbar, 1996; Out of the Depths, 1998; Arthur Miller and the Holocaust, 2002. Address: 7966B Lexington Club Blvd, Delray Beach, FL 33446-3423, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]