Iris Smith Fischer guest edited "Scientific Research and Inquiry in American Theatre," the ATDS-sponsored special issue of the Journal of American Drama and Theatre (Spring 2016). http://jadtjournal.org. Her article "The Role of Semeiotique in Francois Delsarte's Aesthetics" has been accepted for publication in Semiotica and also contributes to her book project "Charles Peirce and the Role of Aesthetic Expression in 19th-Century U.S. Semiotics." Fischer's adaptation of Inheritors, by Susan Glaspell, was performed in February at the Quad Cities Theatre Workshop in Davenport, Iowa.