Bethany Hughes (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan in the Department of American Culture and a core faculty member in the Native American Studies Program. A performance scholar and cultural historian, her work focuses on the representation of Native Americans in theatrical performance and contemporary Indigenous theatre. Her first book, Redface: Race, Performance, and Indigeneity, published by New York University Press, articulates the aesthetic, racial, and political implications of the "Indian" in live theatre. Hughes teaches classes on Native American Studies, Indigenous performance, race and musical theatre, American performance, and Critical University Studies. Her writing can be found in Theatre Journal, American Periodicals, Theatre Survey, Mobilities, Theatre Topics, and HowlRound.com.