Professor Oliva holds an M.F.A. in Directing and a Ph.D. in Theatre andDrama from Northwestern University. She is presently teaching at the University of Tennessee and has contributed numerous articles to Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, and Theatre History Studies. A book on English playwright David Hare, published in 1991, David Hare: Theatricalizing Politics is a comprehensive study of the first two decades of Hare’s career. A descendant of the Chickasaw tribe, Oliva has a special interest in Native American Performance, thereby continuing her research into the impact of performance on international culture.
