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Leigh Woods has performed in over 100 roles and is notable for his contributions to American premiere plays by authors such as George W. D. Trow, Heiner Müller, Mikhail Shatrov, and Wendy Wasserstein, within professional academic theatres. As a scholar specializing in performance history and acting, he is the author of 'Garrick Claims Stage' and 'Playing Shakespeare', and has conducted interviews exploring the intersection of Icelandic women, theatre, and politics. His recent work, 'Transatlantic Stage Stars Vaudeville Variety', delves into the historical fusion of stardom and the emergence of celebrity as an institutional phenomenon that occurred a century ago. Woods is also the co-editor of 'Playing Camera: Film Actors Discuss Craft' and has published articles in several prestigious journals including Theatre Survey, Scandinavian Review, and Shakespeare Quarterly. Before joining the faculty at the University of Michigan, he taught at Indiana University and the University of California – Berkeley.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science