Academic Publications:

Kirchert, Jayde (2026), ‘Music Theatre Futures: The first Australian music theatre conference’, Studies in Musical Theatre, 20:1, pp. 43–59, https://doi.org/ 10.1386/smt_00215_1

PhD Dissertation (2025) “Feminist Orientations: Towards Approaches for an Intersectional Feminist Music Theatre Dramaturgy. Read more

Conferences:

Founding director of Music Theatre Futures conference (2020 & 2024). Learn more

Presented a paper online titled “‘The Wheel of Power/Privilege’: a pedagogical interpretive tool for directing musicals towards an intersectional feminist orientation” at the TaPRA (Theatre & Performance Research Association) Northumbria University Sep, 2024 (hybrid annual conference)

Presenting “Orientation: a feminist approach to lyric writing in music theatre” at the Music Theatre Working Group at the International Federation for Theatre Research conference, University of Melbourne, July 2026.

As part of my role at the University of Melbourne, I undertake research in music theatre. Sometimes this is practical and involves me developing new music theatre works. Sometimes it is more traditional, academic research (still about music theatre). To see my research profile, visit my Find An Expert page.