Marion Denizot graduated in Political Studies. She is full professor in Theatre Studies at Rennes 2 University. Her researches focuses on the history of theatrical institutions, the legacies of popular theatre and the connections between history and theatre.
Major publications include Jeanne Laurent. Une fondatrice du service public pour la culture. 1946-1952, La Documentation française, 2005; Le Théâtre de la Révolution de Romain Rolland : théâtre populaire et récit national, Éditions Honoré Champion, 2013; (with Bénédicte Boisson), Le Théâtre du Peuple de Bussang. Cent vingt ans d’histoire, Actes Sud, 2015.