Benjamin Gillespie

Benjamin Gillespie is Assistant Professor of Theatre History & Performance Studies at Santa Clara University. His essays have appeared in Theatre Journal, Modern Drama, Theatre Survey, Theatre Topics, Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, Performance Research, Theatre Research in Canada, and on HowlRound. He is co-editor of the Journal of American Drama and Theatre (JADT) and Performance Review Editor of Theatre Journal. He has contributed numerous chapters to scholarly volumes on queer and feminist theatre. His books include Late Stage: Theatrical Perspectives on Age and Aging (University of Michigan Press, 2026); Split Britches: Fifty Years On (University of Michigan Press, 2027); and The Routledge Companion to LGBTQ+ Theatre and Performance in North America (Routledge, 2027).