Philippa’s work with regional theaters includes a 15-year appointment as Resident Dramaturg with CalShakes. She has received a National Bly award for Innovation in Dramaturgy from the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, and research awards and fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Commonwealth Postgraduate Program, the Walter and Eliza Hall Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the ARC Large Grants program. Her education initiatives have been supported by the California Arts Council and the Walter and Elise Haas Fund. Philippa has published 11 books with international presses and over 100 internationally peer-reviewed articles and professional 
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