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Hannah Ruth Wellons Library Operations Specialist University Library

Degrees
BA in Musical Theatre, American University

BA in Music: Vocal Performance, American University

Favorite Spot on Campus
Katzen Studio Theatre or Recital Hall
Favorite Place in Washington DC
Sidney Harmon Hall at the Shakespeare Theatre Company
Book Currently Reading
The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
Bio
Currently an MFA candidate in Creative Writing with a focus in playwriting, Hannah Ruth (or HR) spends a lot of her time on campus in the Library. HR's research interests include accessibility in theatre, minority playwrights of the past 50 years, and Howard Barker's Theatre of Catastrophe. She studied abroad with the British American Dramatic Academy at Magdalen College, Oxford. With the AU Chamber Singers, she has toured seven cities in Poland, and will be touring Greece in the summer of 2019.