SEMINARS:
            Director as Educator: Process vs. Product: March, 2000 - Southeastern Theatre
                      Conference.

            Directing in Academia: The Unique Challenges: November, 2000 - Southwestern
                      Theatre Conference.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

   ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY:   1998-Present
   THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA:   1995-1998 - Graduate Teacher

Courses Taught:

                        Beginning Stage Directing
                              Introduce students to the fundamentals of stage directing.  Through the study of directing theory and practical application, assist students in the development of the skills necessary for basic stage direction.

                        Advanced Stage Directing
                                Through the study of contemporary scripts and contemporary directing theory students gain a further understanding of the art of stage direction. Included in this course are considerations of Play Style. An emphasis is put on practical application through scene work and a final public one act play.

                          Play Analysis
                             Guided by the two textbooks, this course analyzes 5-6 scripts that are excellent representations of dramatic literature. We will approach this analysis from a very theatrically practical and applicable standpoint. We will move beyond the normal considerations of form, in analysis, regarding dramatic literature.

                        Beginning Acting - Major
                            As the first course in an Acting Course Track, introduce theater major students to the foundations of acting through the use of exercises, assignments, scene study, character analysis and comprehensive method study utilizing a variety of methods.  The emphasis on the course is the discovery of the body as the acting tool.

                       Beginning Acting - Non Major
                             Introduce non-major students to the foundations of acting techniques through the use of exercises, assignments, monologue and scene study, play attendance and written assignments.        

                       Intermediate Acting
                             This course is a continuation of the study of acting at an intermediate level.  The students continue their investigation into the methods of creating character, text analysis and performance techniques. This course also introduces the student to styles other than realism.      

                      Voice and Diction
                            Instructor in beginning voice and diction course with sole responsibility for one of six undergraduate sections. Responsible for all material including lectures on the voice and anatomy, vocal instruction and guidance, creating and grading tests and five vocal performances.

                       Theatre Management
                             This course examines the business side of theatre through specific discussion of theatre management techniques. It includes the study of arts administration, accounting practices, box office and front-of-house procedures, marketing and publicity and personnel from both a commercial and non-profit point of view.

                        Introduction to Theatre
                            Instructor in survey course in theatre history and practicum with sole responsibility for one of six sections. The third year responsibilities included creating syllabus, scheduling guest speakers and supervising four other instructors.

                        Fine Arts Theatre
                            This is an introductory course which aims to increase the student's critical and aesthetic sensitivity to the art of theatre. This is a basic theatre appreciation course designed for students to fill a University fine arts requirement.

                        Honors - Fine Arts Theatre
                             A more advanced introductory course which aims to increase the student’s critical and aesthetic sensitivity to the art of theatre. It is a basic theatre appreciation course designed for students to fill a University fine arts requirement.

                        Seminar - Cultural Diversity in American Playwriting
                             A seminar course for advanced Theatre and English students designed to allow the student to investigate how American cultural diversity is represented in contemporary playwriting.  

                        Stage Management
                           An introductory course in the craft of theatre stage management. This course introduces the student to the procedures, responsibilities, rules and professional opportunities in theatre stage management. 

                        Acting Shakespeare
                            A thorough investigation of the acting techniques specific to performing the works of Wm. Shakespeare through text, scene and monologue work. An emphasis will be placed on practical application of text analysis work as it pertains to performance preparation.

Other Courses Qualified to Teach:
                        Voice and Diction - Major                    Period Styles
                        Arts Administration                               Graduate Directing
                        Dramaturgy                                          The Collaborative Effort
                        Graduate Research                               
                        Musical Theatre

            University Committees
                        Faculty Finance Committee                         1998-00
                        Collegiate Park Naming Committee            1999
                        Human Relations Committee                       1999-01
                        Retention Committee - Subcommittee         1999-00
                        Outcomes Assessment Committee              1999-00
                        Who's Who - Amer. Colleges & Univ.        2000
                        Student Affairs Committee, CHAIR            2000-02
                        Academic Hearing Committee                     2000-02
                        University Hearing Committee                     2000-02
                        Grants and Contracts Committee                 2001-03
                        NCA Accreditation Subcommittee #5         2001
                        Lecture-Concert Committee                        2002-03
                        Lecture-Concert Committee Chair               2003-04
                        Parking and Motor Vehicle Committee        2003-05

            Departmental Committees
                         Honors Advisor                                          1999-03
                         Advisor to the Student Drama Club             1998-99
                         Theater Curriculum/Assessment Committee 1998-04
                         Production Thesis Committee                      1998-03
                         Theatre Playbill Committee                          1998-04
                         Commencement Marshall                            2000-03
                         Fine Arts Theatre Course                            2000-03
                         Grievance, CHAIR                                     2000-03
                         Graduate Committee                                   2000-03
                         Admissions & Credits                                 2001-02
                         Faculty Senator                                           2001-03
                         BSE Committee                                          2002-04
                         Chair, Search Committee                             2002-03
                         Fine Arts Theatre Course Director               2003-05
                         Promotion/Retention/Tenure Committee       2003-05
 
  

DIRECTING EXPERIENCE:
  

Dial 'M' for Murder	American Stage	St. Petersburg, FL.
The King and I	Theatre Memphis	Memphis, TN
Anything Goes	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, AR
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, AR
You Can't Take It With You	Theatre Memphis	Memphis, TN
The Laramie Project	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, AR
Waiting for Godot	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, AR
Sweeney Todd	Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival	Durant, OK
Comedy of Errors	Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival	Durant, OK
Always, Patsy Cline (revival)	Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival	Durant, OK
The Beaux' Stratagem	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro,  AR
The Elephant Man	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro,  AR
King Lear	Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival	Durant, OK
Always, Patsy Cline	Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival	Durant, OK
Over The River and Through The Woods	Circuit Playhouse	Memphis, TN
Once Upon A Mattress	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, AR
Othello	Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival	Durant, OK
The Nerd	Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival	Durant, OK
Rumors	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, AR
Barefoot In The Park	Theatre On The Ridge	Jonesboro, AR
Pinocchio	Circuit Playhouse	Memphis, TN
Brush Up Your Shakespeare	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, AR
The Dr. In Spite of Himself	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, AR
Snoopy!!!	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, AR
Pinocchio	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, AR
The Shadow Box	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, AR
Angels in America  Part II: Perestroika	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL
Waiting For Godot	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL
Freeze Tag	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL
Curse of the Starving Class	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL
Killer Chili	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL
Flesh and Blood	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL
Beached Couple	Manhattan Class Company - lab	New York, NY
Shamus Sings	NADA	New York, NY
D-Train	Fay Simpson Dance Theatre Co.	New York, NY
Mother's Rite	Fay Simpson Dance Theatre Co.	New York, NY
The Princess	Fay Simpson Dance Theatre Co.	New York, NY
May Cabaret	1991 Big Apple Roundup - Westbeth Theatre Ctr.	New York, NY
Time for 9	Actor's Information Project	New York, NY
The Clinic	Women's Interart Annex	New York, NY
Naked Teamsters	Women's Interart Annex	New York, NY
Leo Slotkin Wanted Alive	Firedrake Rep. Co.	New York, NY
Peter the Wolf	Firedrake Rep. Co.	New York, NY

ASSISTANT DIRECTING EXPERIENCE:

Dark of the Moon	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL
Romeo & Juliet	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL
The Merchant of Venice	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL
Angels in America: Part I	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL
King Lear	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL

 PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE:

            PRODUCER:

Noah's Arc	MCC (formerly Manhattan Class Company)	New York, NY
Performance Lab Series - 1994	MCC	New York, NY
Lost and Found	Circle Rep. - Lab	New York, NY
Performance Lab Series - 1993	MCC	New York, NY
Lucky Star	SSDC - Lincoln Center	New York, NY
May Cabaret 1991             Big Apple Roundup	Westbeth Theater Ctr.	New York, NY

 

        PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: