Matré Grant

Matré Grant is a second-year Ph.D. student in theatre and performance studies. She researches how race is performed in Broadway musicals from 1990 to present with particular focus on shows that have been influenced by Black diasporic music and culture. Her interests also include theatre casting, modern Blackface and Brownface at both the amateur and professional levels, the adaptation of musicals and operas from literature, and the intersection of musical theatre copyright and the digital consumption of musicals.

A student of classical voice for twelve years, Matré continues to sing and occasionally music direct operas and musicals. In her "spare" time, she writes young adult fiction and poetry.

Education/Training:

• M.A., Musicology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
• B.A., Music, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Areas of Specialization/Interest:

Performance Studies, Black Musical Theatre Studies, Opera Studies, Media Studies, Afrofuturism, Black Studies, Critical Race Theory, Black Feminism, Sound Studies, Public Musicology, Ethnomusicology, and Music Theory

Honors/Awards:

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF)