Dr. ABBOTT, Erik email:
[email protected] 4, Place Léon XIII L-1929 LUXEMBOURG Graduated: October 2014 Professional life: Founder and Artistic Director, Actors Repertory Theatre Luxembourg (Actors Rep), a professional English-language theatre company. Founded in 2012, we have presented 10 productions since 2013, with at least three planned for 2018. We are currently working to bring one of our 2017 productions to the US. (www.ActorsRep.lu). Professional Director, Actor and Playwright, Various Direct and act professionally for Actors Rep and others. Two of my plays have been professionally produced this year. Theatre Critic, Wort.lu/en I write theatre articles about reviews of local and touring productions for the online English version of the national newspaper, the Luxembourger Wort. Independent Scholar Current fields of interest/research: Contemporary European Theatre and Performance, Carnival, Theatre Management Recent publications/papers: No recent publications (except a few reviews for the Wort). However, two of my plays, #WTF Happened? On the Phenomenon of Trump, and Dear Santa..., were produced by Actors Rep in 2017. The Trump piece was originally commissioned by Théâtre d’Esch, a major regional professional theatre in Esch- sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. Selections from it were presented at the theatre in May as part of the city’s ‘Nuit de la Culture’ celebration. The complete revised version was produced by Actors Rep at the Théâtre National du Luxembourg in September. We are currently working to bring it to the US. Family: Spouse/Partner: Dena Child(ren): none listed Grandchild(ren): none listed Hobbies, Community Service, Volunteer: I do extensive volunteer work with a non-profit (UK registered charity) in York, England (in recent years primarily as a writer and editor), and at various places on the Continent.