Megan Sanborn Jones

From College of Fine Arts and Communications

Megan Sanborn Jones graduated from BYU in 1995 with a degree in Theatre Arts. She went on to recieve an MA in Theatre Arts in 1997 at BYU and a PhD in Theatre History and Criticism from the University of Minnesota.

Jones is the coordinator for the Theatre Arts Studies program. She teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in theatre critical studies. Her scholarship on religious performance in 19th-20th century America has been published in Theatre Journal, The State of the Art, and Theatre Topics. Her book, "Performing America in Anti-Mormon Melodrama" was published by Routledge in 2009. She is also a director/choreographer with credits including Perestroika (Loring Playhouse, MN), Great Expectations (ARTE, UT), Crazy for You, Holes, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (BYU).