Emily MacLeod, Ph.D.

Emily MacLeod is assistant professor of English at Penn State Harrisburg. She also teaches courses and regularly directs productions for the Theatre program. Her research has appeared in journals such as Shakespeare and Early Theatre, with other work forthcoming in Shakespeare Bulletin, Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, and Shakespeare Quarterly. She is currently also working on her first monograph (Boyish Tricks: performing race and repertory on the Blackfriars stage) and an introduction for Oxford World’s Classics edition of Edward III. She has taught courses on Shakespeare, drama, mythology, and British literature and culture. From 2022-2025, she was assistant teaching professor of English, theatre, and humanities at Penn State Harrisburg.

Alongside her scholarship and teaching, she is a theatre practitioner, director, and dramaturg. Upcoming and recent projects include As You Like It (Co-Director, Gamut Theatre, Summer 2026), Head Over Heels (Director, Penn State Harrisburg, Spring 2026), Catharsis (Director, Theatre Harrisburg, Summer 2025), Frankenstein (Dramaturg, Gamut Theatre, Winter 2025), Three Sisters (Adaptor/Director, Penn State Harrisburg, Fall 2024), and Urinetown (Director, Penn State Harrisburg, Spring 2024). From 2011-2023, she worked regularly with the American Shakespeare Center Theatre Camp and directed hour-long productions of King John (2016) and Cymbeline (2023), among others.