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Author, Performing Communities

Other Authors:

• Linda Frye Burnham
• William Cleveland
• Jan Cohen-Cruz
• Sharon Danks
• Louise Dunlap
• Sandra Leibowitz Earley
• Lynne Elizabeth
• Arlene Goldbard
• James Jiler
• Ann Kilkelly
• Keith Knight
• Robert H. Leonard
• Karl Linn
• Beverly Naidus
• Mat Schwarzman
• Suzanne Young

Robert H. Leonard

Robert H. Leonard is a professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, where he directs the Master of Fine Arts Program in Directing and Public Dialogue.

He brings 30 years of experience as founding artistic director of the Road Company, a nationally recognized theater ensemble (1972-1998) based in Johnson City, Tennessee, which created and produced two dozen original plays reflecting the history and issues of the Upper Tennessee Valley and Central Appalachia. Leonard served as a site visitor for WagonBurner Theater Troop for Performing Communities, and currently serves as a member of the national board of Theatre Communications Group.