Biography

Dr. Khalid Y. Long is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts and Professor of Theatre Arts. 

A cultural historian, dramaturg, and director, Long specializes in African American/Black diasporic theatre, performance, and literature through the lenses of Black feminist/womanist thought, queer studies, and performance studies. Accordingly, his work addresses the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality within marginalized and oppressed communities. Long teaches a range of courses, from theatre history and dramaturgy to dramatic criticism, global performance, and Black cultural production. 

Long's books include Contemporary Black Theatre and Performance: Acts of Rebellion, Activism, and Solidarity (Methuen Drama) and August Wilson in Context (Cambridge University Press). Additionally, he is co-editor of a special edition of tBTR: The Black Theatre Review, "A Cultural Experience: The Role of Theatre at Historically Black Colleges and Universities." Long is also co-editor of a special edition of the Journal of American Drama and Theatre (JADT) that focuses on "100 Years of W. E. B. Du Bois' 'Principles of a Real Negro Theatre' and "Criteria of Negro Art." 

Long has received research grants, most recently from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) in to support the completion of his manuscript, An Architect of Black Feminist Theatre: Glenda Dickerson, Transnational Feminism, and The Kitchen Prayer Series (under contract with Iowa University Press), and from the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) to support the completion of his manuscript.

Long has published in several journals and edited scholarly collections, including Continuum: The Journal of African Diaspora Drama, Theatre, and Performance; tBTR: the Black Theatre Review; The Journal of American Drama and Theatre (JADT); Modern Drama; Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism; Theatre Topics; Theatre Journal; Theatre; Critical University Studies and Performance; The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre (2nd edition); Essays on Psychogeography and the City as Performance; Dramaturgy and History: Staging the Archive; Milestones in Queer US Theatre; and The Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and Performance. Long has also written several articles for Black Masks and Performance Response Journal. 

Long is President of the August Wilson Society and is a board member of the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR). Recently, Long also served as the Vice President and Conference Planner for the Black Theatre Association (ATHE) and as Vice President for Advocacy of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE).

A freelance dramaturg, Dr. Long’s credits include (select list):

• Big White Fog by Theodore Ward, Court Theatre, Chicago, IL. 
• Fences by August Wilson, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Baltimore, MD.
• A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Court Theatre, Chicago, IL.
• St. Lucy's Eyes by Bridgette Wimberly, University of Louisville, KY.
• Letters to Kamala and Dandelion Peace by Rachel Lynett, Voices Festival Production, Washington, DC.
• Gem of the Ocean by August Wilson, University of Louisville, KY.
• Relentless by Tyla Abercrumbie, TimeLine Theatre, Chicago, IL. (World Premiere)
• The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, REP Stage, Howard County, MD. 
• Two Trains Running by August Wilson, Court Theatre, Chicago, IL.
• Kill Move Paradise by James Ijames, REP Stage, Howard County, MD.
• Sunset Baby by Dominique Morisseau, REP Stage, Howard County, MD.
• Sweat by Lynn Nottage, Paramount Theatre, Aurora, IL.
• Octavia’s Brood by MK Abadoo, Dance Theatre, Washington, DC.
• Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles? by Adrienne Kennedy and Adam Kennedy, Forward Theatre, Madison, WI.
• Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring, Court Theatre, Chicago, IL.
• The Native Son by Nambi Kelley, Mosaic Theatre, Washington, DC.
• Falsettos by Michael Finn and James Lapine, Howard County, MD.
• Boulevard of Dreams by LaDarrion Williams, TimeLine Theatre Company, Chicago, IL. (World Premiere)
• Fences by August Wilson, Omaha Community Playhouse, Omaha, NE.
• Feeding Beatrice by Kirsten Greenidge, Forward Theatre, Madison, WI.
• Milk Like Sugar by Kirsten Greenidge, Mosaic Theatre, Washington, D.C.
• Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, by Anna Deavere Smith, University of Maryland, College Park.