John Esche
University Lecturer, Humanities & Social Sciences
309 Cullimore Hall (CULM)
About Me
History/Political Science BA, Southwestern College, Winfield, KS 1969; JD Georgetown Law Center, Washington, D.C. 1972; Drama Editor, Georgetown Weekly 1970-72; Admitted to the Bars of District of Columbia & Connecticut 1973, Aetna Life & Casualty Law Dept. (Real Estate Investment Dept.) 1973-1983; Bolton, Ct. Board of Education (& various other elective & appointive boards & commissions incl. Republican Town Committee 1972-1988 & Co-Chair Charter Commission1980) 1972-1988; Private Practice of Law 1983-present; NJIT Humanities Dept. 2001-present. PSA/AAUP NJIT Board 2006-present; all too brief travels to most of Europe, Scandinavia, Moscow & Zagorsk (observer with World Council of Churches), Morocco, Tokyo, Bangkok & Hong Kong. Plays (NICE GOIN' A Mary Martin Biographical Revue, YOU'D BE SURPRISED and SAKI & SANTAYANA) produced or workshopped in Kansas and New York; Cast Album Liner Notes provided for 1998 Madison Square Garden WIZARD OF OZ, Harold Rome's THAT'S THE TICKET (2002) and Studio Cast Recording of Bob Merrill's BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (2014) among others.
Education
J.D.
; Georgetown Law School
;
; 1972
B.A. ; Southwestern College ; ; 1969
B.A. ; Southwestern College ; ; 1969
Office Hours
Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:45 to 5:45 and by appointment
2025 Fall Courses
HSS 404 - LIT SEM: FILMS OF G. BERNARD SHAW
COM 312 - EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
COM 312 - EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Teaching Interests
History, Theatre, Written & Oral Communication; 102 [Freshman writing & research], 312 [Oral Presentation] etc. & 404 [Senior "Seminars" on G.B.Shaw, Wm. Shakespeare and Mystery Writers]. Previously taught 212 Cultural History [1599-1919], Senior Seminars on 20th Century History as reflected on Stage & Film as well as single semesters covering classes of Musical Theatre Adaptation and Legal Writing.
Past Courses
COM 312: ORAL PRESENTATIONS
ENG 340: ORAL PRESENTATIONS
ENGL 102: ENGLISH COMPOSITION: INTRODUCTION TO WRITING FOR RESEARCH
HSS 403: HUMANITIES SENIOR SEMINAR - LITERATURE
HSS 403: LIT SEM:
HSS 403: LIT SEM: FILMS OF G. BERNARD SHAW
HSS 403: LIT SEM: G.BERNARD SHAW ON SCREEN AND STAGE
HSS 403: LIT SEM: GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, SCREEN SATIRIST AND SOCIAL COMMENTATOR
HSS 403: LIT SEM: MYSTERY WRITERS ON FILM
HSS 403: LIT SEM: MYSTERY WRITERS ON SCREEN
HSS 403: LIT SEM:MYSTERY WRITERS ON FILM
HSS 403: LIT SEM:MYSTERY WRITERS ON SCR
HSS 403: LIT SEM:SHAKESPEARE ON FILM
HSS 404: HUMANITIES, HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SENIOR SEMINAR
HSS 404: LIT SEM: MYSTERY WRITERS ON SCREEN
HUM 102: ENGLISH COMPOSITION: WRITING, SPEAKING, THINKING II
HUM 102: WRITING, SPEAKING, THINKING II
HUM 212: THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD
LIT 384: MUSICAL THEATER ADAPTATIONS
STS 300: LEGAL REASON WRIT & TECHN
ENG 340: ORAL PRESENTATIONS
ENGL 102: ENGLISH COMPOSITION: INTRODUCTION TO WRITING FOR RESEARCH
HSS 403: HUMANITIES SENIOR SEMINAR - LITERATURE
HSS 403: LIT SEM:
HSS 403: LIT SEM: FILMS OF G. BERNARD SHAW
HSS 403: LIT SEM: G.BERNARD SHAW ON SCREEN AND STAGE
HSS 403: LIT SEM: GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, SCREEN SATIRIST AND SOCIAL COMMENTATOR
HSS 403: LIT SEM: MYSTERY WRITERS ON FILM
HSS 403: LIT SEM: MYSTERY WRITERS ON SCREEN
HSS 403: LIT SEM:MYSTERY WRITERS ON FILM
HSS 403: LIT SEM:MYSTERY WRITERS ON SCR
HSS 403: LIT SEM:SHAKESPEARE ON FILM
HSS 404: HUMANITIES, HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SENIOR SEMINAR
HSS 404: LIT SEM: MYSTERY WRITERS ON SCREEN
HUM 102: ENGLISH COMPOSITION: WRITING, SPEAKING, THINKING II
HUM 102: WRITING, SPEAKING, THINKING II
HUM 212: THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD
LIT 384: MUSICAL THEATER ADAPTATIONS
STS 300: LEGAL REASON WRIT & TECHN
Research Interests
Cultural & Theatrical History