TEACHING
Selected Courses Taught
Connecticut College
Professor, Department of Theater (2025–present)
Associate Professor, Department of Theater (2019–2025)
Assistant Professor, Department of Theater (2013–2019)
Theater and Culture I: Rise from Ritual
Theater and Culture II: The Modern Mind
Dramaturgy
Literary Management for Theater Diversity
Now on Stage: Current Issues in American Theater
Theater of the AIDS Epidemic
Performing Difference in the American Musical
Performing Animals
Theater for Young Audiences
Performing Public Health
BANNED! Theater Censorship
Theater and Sustainability
Art of Theater
Program in Community Action (PICA): Foundations in Community Action and Senior Seminar
Public Health integrative pathway: Thematic Inquiry and Senior Seminar
Davis Award for Excellence in Teaching
Voted on annually by the Connecticut College student body, the Davis Award recognizes exceptional teaching, mentorship, and commitment to students both inside and outside the classroom.
The award is presented annually to a Connecticut College faculty member who embodies Professor Mulvey's legendary commitment to engaging students intellectually and teaching them to love learning. It recognizes an assistant professor who regularly offers classes that challenge students to work harder than they thought they could and to reach unanticipated levels of academic achievement.
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance (2009–2013)
Introduction to Theatre
Theatre History I
Theatre History II
LGBT Theatre
Women’s Theatre
Black Theatre
Theatre in the United States
Children’s Drama
The AIDS Epidemic in Theatre and Film
Engineering Student Council Award, College of Engineering, Cal Poly
Cal Poly’s Engineering Student Council annual Outstanding Faculty Awards are based on the results of a college-wide student survey. Virginia Anderson, professor of theater and dance, was named Outstanding Professor in the College of Liberal Arts. The award recognizes Anderson’s ability to engage students in majors outside of the College of Liberal Arts. “Her extreme enthusiasm for theater and complete joy that she exudes while teaching is contagious,” said one of her former students. “You leave her class feeling moved, inspired, and invigorated.”
