Background
Paterson, Douglas Lister was born on October 26, 1945 in Omaha. Son of Glen Scott Paterson and Dorothy Adelle Paterson Cheney.
Paterson, Douglas Lister was born on October 26, 1945 in Omaha. Son of Glen Scott Paterson and Dorothy Adelle Paterson Cheney.
Bachelor, Yankton College, 1968; Master of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1972.
Assistant professor, Yankton (South Dakot) College, 1972-1975;
assistant professor, Willamette U., Salem, Oregon, 1975-1979;
actor, writer, Dakota Theatre Caravan, Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1979-1981;
associate professor, U. Nebraska, Omaha, 1981-1985;
professor theatre theory, U. Nebraska, Omaha, since 1985. Founder, actor Dakota Theatre Caravan, Yankton, 1977-1985. Founder, actor, director Circle Theatre, Omaha, 1983-1990.
Founder Omaha Public Theatre (OPTIOM) and Chief Technology Officer, Omaha, since 1995.
Board of directors The Circle Theatre, 1988-1991. Member community board The Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, 1988-1994. Founder, chair Pedagogy of the Oppressed Conference, Omaha, since 1995.
Member Association for Theatre in Higher Education (vice president 1991-1992, 94-96), Mid-American Theatre Association (Vice-President 1985-1986), Alliance for Cultural Democracy (vice president 1985, 88).