Joe Brandesky is professor of theatre at Ohio State University–Lima. Most of his professional career has been devoted to bringing visually expressive examples of Russian and East European theatre to the attention of American audiences. In 2000 he co-created and edited the catalog for the U.S. exhibit Metaphor and Irony: Czech Scenic and Costume Design 1920–1999, and in 2004 he produced the exhibit Metaphor and Irony 2: Frantisek Tröster and Contemporary Czech Theatre Design and co-created and edited its catalog.

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