Dr. Nestor Bravo Goldsmith, PhD

Néstor Bravo Goldsmith is Assistant Professor of Theatre Studies at the Department of Theatre and Dance at the State University of New York, Fredonia. He is a performance studies scholar, performer, and theatre director with a unique international background as he has lived and worked in Latin America and the United States during his formative and professional years.

Nestor received his Ph.D. in Theatre, with a concentration in Theatre and Performance of the Americas, from Arizona State University, an M.A. in Theatre and Media Arts from Brigham Young University (BYU), and a M.F.A. in Directing from Universidad de Chile.
Current Coordinator of the BA in Theatre Arts.

Teaching Interests

Nestor teaches the following courses at Fredonia:
- History of the Theatre I & II
- Script Analysis
- Theatre for Social Change
- Fredonia Young Company
- Senior Projects Seminar
- Senior Project
- Commedia dell’Arte/Physical Theatre