Biography
Albert Williams, Associate Professor of Instruction, Theatre, teaches courses on text analysis, musical theatre history, and Chicago theatre. He is an arts journalist and critic published in the Chicago Reader (George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism), New York Times Book Review, Chicago Tribune, and American Theatre. Co-editor, Nothing Personal: Chronicles of Chicago's LGBTQ Community, 1977-1997 (Firetrap Press). Listed in Who's Who in America. Inducted into the City of Chicago's Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame for "important contributions to the cultural life of Chicago." BA, Columbia College Chicago, 1973.
Instructional Areas
Theatre history, text analysis, musical theatre history, Chicago theatre history, theatre in Chicago, musical theatre
Creative Practice and Research Interests
Theatre history, text analysis, musical theatre history, Chicago theatre history, theatre in Chicago, musical theatre, LGBTQ history
Degrees
B.A., Music Columbia College Chicago 1973