THE LATEST
Dr. Robertson!
On May 1, 2025, I officially became a Doctor. I passed my Oxford University Ph.D. dissertation defense (called a viva voce in Ox parlance) with no corrections! My esteemed examiners were Soviet cultural historian Zbigniew Wojnowski (Oxford) and Gulag scholar Alan Barenberg (Texas Tech). Many thanks to my terrific supervisors Profs. Dan Healey & Polly Jones. Now let's get this baby published!
"Soviet Stages" at Tisch Drama (NYU)
Over the course of the Fall Semester at NYU, I developed a brand new interdisciplinary course titled "Soviet Stages: Theatre as Revolution, Repression & Resisitance in the USSR". The course covered all of Soviet History from Revolution to Collapse through the lens of theatrical culture. "Soviet Stages" was fully-enrolled with 22 Drama majors (sophomores, juniors and seniors) who met for 3 hours each week. Weekly seminars were split into three Acts.
Act I: Lecture on Historical Context
Act II: Guided Group Discussions
Act III: Embodied Exploration through Performance
Assessment was reimagined to give students options and a diverse learning experience. The course was broken into six mini-projects that could take the form of a critical writing assignment, a creative writing project or a performance proposal.
"Soviet Stages" was a huge success, with many of the students writing (in anonymous feedback) that it was their favorite course at NYU!
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THE LOVE SHOW
Manhattan Monthly Residency
@ Madame X in Greenwich Village
Thursday, January 29 @7:30pm
The Love Show is a dazzling one-woman extravaganza starring the incomparable Saundra Lezzenbaum—America’s Queen of Hearts herself!
Each Love Show is completely unique, featuring special guests, interactive games, original love saungs and Saundra's famous "Love Lezzons": hilarious, heatfelt, and totally improvised solutions to the audience's burning questions from the wild world of love.
Come ready to fall in love with Saundra Lezzenbaum and be part of a one-night-only experience that turns every crowd into a community! ❤️
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Valentine's Day Premiere
Saturday Night Love Monthly Residency
Saturday, February 14, 2026
A one-of-a-kind show & singles mixer hosted by America's Queen of Hearts, Saundra Lezzenbaum. Open to all lovers, single or otherwise!
"Saturday Night Love" is a brand new event designed to tackle NYC’s Cost of Loving Crisis!
America’s Queen of Hearts is hosting this curated evening filled with original Saungs, life-changing love advice, and plenty of chances for New Yorkers to make friends, make community, and maybe even make love!
SHIP HAPPENS (New Podcast)
Check out this new narrative podcast series from Meet Cute Originals! "Below Deck" meets "White Lotus" in this hilarious audio comedy series. Listen close for my voice as the outrageous celebrity chef Gianmarco Bianchi!