Biography
Education
- Ph D in English, University of Illinois
- MA in English, University of Illinois
- BA in Literature, Wheaton College
Ivan Rodden (aka Ivan Faute) is a graduate of The Program for Writers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He primarily teaches creative writing courses in prose and playwriting. His creative work appears under the name "Ivan Faute" and has appeared in over three dozen literary journals and magazines including The Southeast Review, Harpur Palate, and The Pinch. His plays have been produced in New York, Chicago, Houston, and London.
Teaching
Fiction Writing
Playwriting
Creative Writing
Fabulist Writing
African American Drama
Creative Nonfiction Writing
Research
Drama - African American playwrights and presentation
Performance Theory
Creative Writing Pedagogy
Cultural representation and interpretation in creative writing
Selected Accomplishments
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Theatre - Write play
"Lost Sock Laundry". UP Theatre. UP Theatre. New York, NY. -
Theatre - Write play
"Whales Are Gossips". Island of Misfit Adults. Little Theatre of Norfolk. Norfolk, VA. -
Theatre - Write play
"Urban Gardening". Copenhagen Theatre Circle. Improv Comedy Copenhagen. Copenhagen, Denmark. -
Theatre - Write play
"Slaughter". William Inge Theater Festival. Independence, KS. -
Theatre - Write play
"The Dog Show". The Players Theatre. Sgourous Theater. New York, NY. -
Drama - Book or Collection of Plays
"Lavanderia Calzino Perso". OnStage! Festival. OnStage! Festival. Italy. -
Theatre - Write play
"On Arriving". Searchout Theatre. Cyprus High Commission. London, UK.
- Dan Rodden, PCA ACA Annual Conference, "Fanny, Buster, and Bertolt Walk on Stage: A Collaborative Experiment," Washington, DC. (2019)
- Dan Rodden, AWP Annual Conference, "Furries, Fairies, and Fetuses: When Earnestness Derails the Short Story," Los Angeles, CA. (2016)
- Ivan Rodden, "Konvent Writing Residency," Sponsored by Konvent de Cal Rosal
- Ivan Rodden, "Fifty Years Later: The Vietnam War Through the Eyes of Veterans, Vietnamese, and Southeast Asian Refugees," Sponsored by Coastline College