Dr. Erin Ruvalcaba Grogan received her Master’s in Writing for the Stage and Screen from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2014. While there, Grogan honed her skills as a playwright, screenwriter, and television writer – working in all mediums. After her masters, Grogan went on to get a PhD in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts from Texas Tech University where she focused on History/Theory/Criticism as well as continuing her love of playwriting. Grogan’s research focused on women writers and their works during periods of oppression, specifically in Ireland during the twentieth century. During her study, Grogan was awarded a Fulbright Grant for archival research and spent 6 months living and researching in Galway, Ireland. In winter of 2021, Grogan published a chapter on playwright Christine Longford in the book Cultural Convergence: The Dublin Gate Theatre, 1928-1960.
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Tx — PhD in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts,
2019.
*US Student Fulbright Grant Awardee to Galway, Ireland (2017-18).
Dissertation: “uncovering the Voices: Irish Female Playwrights
During the Free State Years.” - Lesley University, Cambridge, Ma — MFA in Writing for the Stage and
Screen, 2014. - State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY — Ba in Theatre, 2012.
Convergence: The Dublin Gate Theatre, 1929-1960. (ISBN 978-3-030-57561-8).
- Irish Drama
- Women Writers
- Theatre History
- Theatre History I and II
- Playwriting