Jayne Gold

Biography

Dr. Jayne Gold is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Education and Theatre Arts at Utah State University whose research, practice, and teaching spans academia and community engagement. She has published in the International Journal of Heritage Studies and has a forthcoming chapter in Applied Theatre with Urban Youth, Witnessing Change. Her academic roles include prestigious institutions like Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her doctoral research at the University of Bristol explored the theatrical history of Brecon, Wales, where she produced a Heritage Lottery-funded community theatre project. A passionate advocate for theatre as a tool for change, her applied theatre practice and research reaches from theatre for babies to older adults in memory care.