Background
Tsubaki, Andrew Takahisa was born on November 29, 1931 in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Son of Ken and Yasu (Oyama) Tsubaki.
Tsubaki, Andrew Takahisa was born on November 29, 1931 in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Son of Ken and Yasu (Oyama) Tsubaki.
Bachelor in English, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan, 1954. Postgraduate in Drama, University Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1959. Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts, Texas Christian University, 1961.
Doctor of Philosophy in Speech & Drama, University Illinois, 1967.
Teacher Bunkyo-ku 4th Junior High School, Tokyo, 1954—1958. Instructor, scene designer Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1964—1968. Assistant professor speech & drama University Kansas, Lawrence, 1968—1973, associate professor, 1973—1979.
Visiting associate professor Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1974. Lecturer Tsuda University, Tokyo, 1975. Visiting associate professor theatre Tel-Aviv (Israel) University, 1975—1976.
Visiting professor theatre Missouri Repertory Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri, 1976, National School Drama, New Delhi, 1983. Professor theatre, film, east Asian Languages and Cultures University Kansas, Lawrence, 1979—2000, professor emeritus, from 2000. Director International Theatre Studies Center, University Kansas, Lawrence, 1971-2000, Operation International Classical Theatre, since 1988.
Benedict distinguished visiting professor Asian studies Carleton College, 1993. Area editor Asian Theatre Journal, University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1982-1994. Chairman East Asian Languages and Cultures, University Kansas, Lawrence, 1983-1990.
Member editorial board Studies in American Drama, Oxford, Mississippi, 1985-1988.
Fellow College American Theatre (elected 2002). Member American Theatre Association, Asian Theatre Program (chair 1976-1979), Association for Asian Studies, Association Kansas Theatres., Association Kansas Theatres U/C Division (chairman 1980-1982), Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Association for Asian Performance.
Married Lilly Yuri, August 3, 1963. Children: Arthur Yuichi, Philip Takeshi.