Joanna H. Kraus is an award-winning playwright of fifteen published and widely produced scripts throughout the United States, Canada, England and Australia. Her popular plays THE ICE WOLF (New Plays) and REMEMBER MY NAME (Samuel French) were both produced off-off Broadway and appear in several anthologies. An anthology of five of her plays, WOMEN OF COURAGE (Dramatic Publishing) was just published. She currently lives and writes in northern California, is a correspondent for The Sunday Times (serving San Francisco's East Bay) and is Professor Emeritus of Theatre, State University of New York.

Workshops

Improvisation: Drama Meets History, Famous Women Scientists, Drama and Children's Writing, Drama and the Holocaust

Playwriting: character, dialogue, point of view

Talks

From Page to Stage (How a Play Happens)

Fact or Fiction? ( Research: How to Look and What to Use)

"Using international and regional history, Dr. Joanna Kraus led teachers of grades 3-8 through a lively, creative and participatory 3-hour workshop of Looking at Historical Incidents through Improvisation. At the end of the workshop, the teachers understood that history does not have to be a dry set of facts and dates. They can breathe life into their daily history lessons by having students dramatize historical incidents."

Linda Bamford, Arts Education Director,United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, North Carolina.

"Joanna's creativity and energy was a strong influence on our cast and crews working during our production of Angel in the Night. Her enthusiasm became our enthusiasm, as we collaborated on other works, and it's been an honor and privilege to be able to work with her."

Patti E. Stauch, Theatre Director, De La Salle High School, Concord, Calilfornia

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Plays:

Sunday Gold , Angel in the Night (Dramatic Publishing)

Remember My Name (Samuel French)

The Ice Wolf, Mean to be Free, Circus Home, Kinchi Kid (New Plays)

 

Books:

Women of Courage: Five Plays (Dramatic Publishing)

Tall Boy's Journey (Carolrhoda Books)

Ms. Courageous: Women of Science, The Dragon Hammer and the Tale of Oniroku (New Plays Books)