Lane Anthony flores
309.218.8384 | laflores@utexas.edu
Education
University of Texas at Austin
PhD Student 2022-present
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Summer Session Cohort 2026
Loyola University Chicago
Post-Baccalaureate Program in Classics 2020-2022
Oklahoma City University
Bachelor of Fine Arts 2007-2011
Major: Acting
Minor: Design & Production (emphasis in Lighting)
Honors/Distinctions: Magna Cum Laude, Alpha Psi Omega President
Research interests
Greek Tragedy, Performance & Reception, Queer Theory, Bardic Tradition
Publications
Playing the Queer: Aeschylus and The Last of Us forthcoming 2027
in Tragedy Queered, ed. Oliver Baldwin
Routledge
PRESENTATIONS/Conferences
Panel: Responding to Conversations at the Rite of Spring by Ellen McLaughlin 2025
Hosted by the Committee on Ancient and Modern Performance
Society for Classical Studies/Archaeological Institute of America Joint Conference
Philadelphia, PA
Queering the Chorus: Relationality vs. Rationality 2024
5th Biennial Performance Philosophy Conference
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Queering Agathon 2023
Tragedy Queered Conference
University of Reading
Reading, England
A Presentation of the Choral Rehearsal Process of the QSP 2023
Classical Association of the Middle West and South Annual Conference
Provo, UT
Queering Agathon: Orientation in Fragments 2023
Classical Association of the Middle West and South Annual Conference
Provo, UT
a queer dionysia, part one: hippolytos 2022
Committee on Ancient and Modern Performance Presentation
Society for Classical Studies /Archaeological Institute of America Joint Conference
San Francisco, CA
Epic Sourcing: Engaging Classics Responsibly 2022
Beyond the Board Gaming Conference
Chicago, IL
Teaching experience
University of Texas at Austin 2022-current
Assistant Instructor (Teacher of Record)
· Euripides – Bacchae Spring 2026
· Summer Greek Intensive Summer 2025
Teaching Assistant
· Intro to Ancient Greece Fall 2025
o Instructor: Joann Gulizio
· Greece & Rome: Film & Reality Spring 2025
o Instructor: Elizabeth Adams
· Intro to Classical Myth Fall 2024
o Instructor: Deborah Beck
· World Literature Spring 2024
o Instructor: Ayelet Haimson-Lushkov
· Intro to Ancient Egypt Fall 2023
o Instructor: Catherine Pratt
Supplementary Instruction Graduate Leader
· Intro to Ancient Greece Fall 2025
· Intro to Classical Myth Fall 2024
Other
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Teaching Artist 2018
Steppenwolf Theatre
Teaching Artist 2013
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks
Teaching Artist 2012
Committee/Chairship Positions
Lambda Classical Caucus Graduate Representative 2026
Graduate Student Representative - Classics 2025-2026
Graduate Student Assembly - Classics Rep 2025-2026
William J. Battle Lecture Committee 2024-2025
Committee Member
Samartzidis Fest Committee 2024
Organizer
William J. Battle Lecture Committee 2023-2024
Chair
Awards / Prizes
CAMWS William T. Semple Award 2026
ASCSA Lawler Scholarship (declined) 2026
Geraldine Hill Styles Scholarship 2026
SCS Annual Meeting Participation Funding– Travel Award 2022
LCC Student Travel Award 2022
Artist Workshops/Residencies
Broken Nose Theatre
Resident Playwright 2021-2022
Chicago, IL
The Story Theatre
Festival Playwright 2020
Chicago, IL
Other experience
Adapt Theatre Productions 2013-2018
Co-Founder, Co-Artistic Director
Chicago, IL
Languages
Ancient: Greek, Latin
Modern: English (first), French, German
Memberships
Society for Classical Studies
Classical Association of the Middle West and South
Lambda Classical Caucus