Dr. Leon has been a professor at the University of Kansas since 2002. She teaches theatre history, dramatic theory, acting, and directing to college and graduate students. Her research focuses on French theatre history and Jewish heritage tourism. Dr. Leon has translated and directed several of Molière’s plays and authored several books and many articles on theatre history. She received her Ph.D. from Cornell University and a D.E.A. from the University of Paris, and previously served as Chairperson of the Department of Theatre and Artistic Director of the University Theatre at KU.
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