Sarah Bay-Cheng

Sarah Bay-Cheng
OccupationsTechnology, media and theatre researcher and academic
Academic background
EducationWellesley College (BA)
University of Michigan (PhD)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto

Sarah Bay-Cheng is a technology, media and theatre researcher and academic.[1] She is the Helen and Paul Phelan Chair in Drama at the University of Toronto in Canada. Her research and commentary explores the interplay of technology and dramatic performance, particularly in the digital age. Her current book projects delve into the intersections of digital history and performance, alongside the history of experimental theater.[2]

Education & academic career

Bay-Cheng grew up in Sacramento, California.[3] She received a BA in Theatre and Film Studies from Wellesley College in 1996, and a PhD in theatre from the University of Michigan in 2001.[2] She has taught at Colgate University, the University at Buffalo, Bowdoin College, and was a dean at York University, before joining the University of Toronto in 2025 as Professor of Emerging Technologies in Theatre and Performance and the Helen and Paul Phelan Chair in Drama.[3][4]

Bay-Cheng has written and edited 4 books and over 50 academic articles and essays related to the critical analysis of theatre, media and performance and its function in contemporary society. She has been interviewed by news outlets for her expertise regarding technology and performance, and for commentary on specific productions.[5][6][7][8]

As an editor, she edited the book series, Avant-Gardes in Performance for Palgrave and contributed to the International Journal of Performance Arts and Media and the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, among others. She is currently the Vice-Chair for the Canadian Association of Fine Arts Deans, the International Council of Arts Deans, Factory Theatre (Toronto), and Contemporary Theatre Review, among others.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Notable publications

Source:[1]

  • S. Bay-Cheng (2004). Mama Dada : Gertrude Stein’s Avant-Garde Theater. Routledge.
  • S. Bay-Cheng and B. Cole (2010). Poets at play : An Anthology of Modernist Drama. Susquehanna University Press.
  • S. Bay-Cheng, C. Kattenbelt, A. Lavender, R. Nelson, eds. (2010) Mapping Intermediality in Performance Amsterdam University Press.
  • S. Bay-Cheng (2012). "Theater Is Media: Some Principles for a Digital Historiography of Performance." Theater 42 (2): 27–41.
  • S. Bay-Cheng, J. Parker-Starbuck, D. Z. Saltz (2015). Performance and Media : Taxonomies for a Changing Field. University of Michigan Press.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sarah Bay-Cheng – AMPD". ampd.yorku.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  2. ^ a b "Sarah Bay-Cheng | Bowdoin College". www.bowdoin.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  3. ^ a b "Buffalo Spree Magazine". www.buffalospree.com. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  4. ^ "Sarah Bay-Cheng". discover.research.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  5. ^ Fishko, Sara. "Thomson and Stein | Fishko Files". WNYC. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  6. ^ Soloski, Alexis (2021-02-03). "All the World's a Screen? They're Used to It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  7. ^ Vanasco, Jennifer (October 27, 2020). "Is It Theater? Chekhov's 'The Seagull' Adaptation For The Sims 4 To Stream On Twitch". NPR. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  8. ^ Weaver, Jackson (December 21, 2019). "How digital de-aging is changing the face of movies". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "ICFAD Board & Staff". International Council of Fine Arts Deans. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Journal of Dramatic Theory & Criticism". theatredance.ku.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  11. ^ "About - Contemporary Theatre Review". Contemporary Theatre Review. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  12. ^ "Sarah Bay-Cheng". mellonschool.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-02.


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