Writing
Articles
“Witnessing, Embodying, Empathizing: Empathy as Kinesthetic Act in Carson Kreitzer’s Self Defense.” Published, Theatre/Practice, vol. 14, April 2025. https://www.theatrepractice.us/pdfs/volume%2014/Heiner-Witnessing%20Embodying-%20Vol%2014%20Final.pdf
“A Comedy of Sorts: Race, Gender, and Satire in Slave Play.” Published, Journal of American Drama and Theatre, vol. 37, issue 1, December 2024. https://www.thesegalcenter.org/jadt/a-comedy-of-sorts%3A-race%2C-gender%2C-and-satire-in-slave-play.
“I Can Only Imagine: Empathy as Kinesthetic Act.” Published, Journal of Multimodal Rhetorics, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring 2024. http://journalofmultimodalrhetorics.com/8-1-heiner.
“If You Aren’t Angry, You Aren’t Paying Attention: Anger, Empathy, and Activism in Crisis.” Published, Theatre Topics, vol. 33, no. 1, March 2023.
“Stone Angels: Painful Progress After the Millennium.” Published, Etudes, vol. 4, no. 1, December 2018.
Book Reviews
“Complicit Participation: The Liberal Audience and the Theatre for Racial Justice by Carrie J. Preston (review)” Published, Theatre Journal, vol. 77, issue 4, December 2025.
“The Lines Between the Lines: How Stage Directions Affect Embodiment by Bess Rowan (review)” Published, The Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, vol. 37, no. 2, Spring 2023.
Performance Reviews
“Performance Review: Good Standing by Matthew Greene.” Published, Theatre Journal, vol. 73, no. 1, March 2021.
“Performance Review: Virtue at Plan-B Theatre Company.” Published, Ecumenica, Vol. 12, no. 2, December 2019.
Creative Work
Upcoming: Claw Your Way Out, staged reading in conjunction with Univ. of Utah New Play Workshop
2018: In Spite of Ourselves, produced by Wit’s End Theatre Company, Annual Salt Lake Fringe Festival
2017: Shots Fired, staged reading in conjunction with Univ. of Utah New Play Workshop
2016: Stuffing Season, staged reading in conjunction with Univ. of Utah New Play Workshop