Victoria Rue
http://www.victoriarue.com

Dr. Rue MDiv, Union Theological Seminary, NYC, Ph.D. Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. Her dissertation focused on how feminist theatre enacts feminist theology. She is a lecturer in Women’s Studies and Comparative Religious Studies at San Jose State University. Her book, Acting Religious: Theatre as Pedagogy in Religious Studies was published in 2005 by Pilgrim Press.

Victoria was among the first four women ordained in North America. Victoria has presided at masses at Call to Action, Dignity NYC and Hawaii, and throughout the U.S. She has spoken about RCWP in Korea, Costa Rica, the U.K., and most recently in Indonesia.

She presides at a monthly liturgy of a Eucharistic community in Santa Cruz, the Sophia Catholic Community. She is also a Spiritual Care Counselor at VNA and Hospice in Salinas.

Dr. Rue is a theatre writer and director whose plays have been produced at the Mark Taper Forum, the American Conservatory Theatre and other theatres.

Victoria and her partner of 20 years, Kathryn Poethig were married in September’08.