PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Artistic Director/President 2009 – 2014
Shakespeare and Company Lenox, MA – Founding Member 1978 – Present
Artistic Associate ~ Master Teacher ~ Fight Director ~ Director ~ Actor
Guest Lecturer University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 2010-11/2014-Present
Full Professor with Tenure 2003 – 2009
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
Associate Professor – Tenure Track 1998 – 2003
Florida State University School of Theatre, Tallahassee, FL
Freelance Artist 1973 – Present
Actor ~ Teacher ~ Fight Director ~ Director

EDUCATION

New York University Tisch School of the Arts New York, NY
Masters of Fine Arts – Acting 1976
Honors Graduate, Graduate Assistant Scholarship
University of Illinois Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts – Speech and Theatre 1973
Honors Graduate, Highest Distinction in Speech & Theatre
Recipient of Raffeld Family Scholarship in Theatre
President – Chicago Circle Players: Recipient Activities Honorary Society Award
Society of British Fight Directors New York, NY Highest Degree – 1981

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:

University of Massachusetts – Amherst:
Guest Lecturer – Fight and Movement 2010 – 2011 & 2014

University of Wisconsin – Madison:
Director of University Theater 2006 – 2009
Co-Founder Wisconsin Wrights New Play Festival 2006 – 2009
Professional Liaison to Raven Software – Motion Caption Acting 2004 – 2009
Department of Theater and Drama Executive Committee 2003 – 2009
Theater and Drama Scholarship Committee 2003 – 2009
Play Selection Committee – University Theater 2003 – 2009
Faculty Advisor – Undergraduate Theater Association 2003 – 2009
MFA Thesis Committee 2003 – 2009
Arts Institute Artist of the Future Committee 2004 – 2009
Ad-hoc Committees; Proscenium Theater Project, Dramaturgy Program Creation
Theater and Drama Branding 2005 – 2009
Faculty Advisor, Madison Repertory Student Ambassador Program 2005 – 2008
Head, Undergraduate Acting Specialists 2003 – 2006

Florida State University:
University Curriculum Committee 2001 – 2003
Technical Director Search Committee 2001
MFA Technical Track Director Search Committee 2001
Faculty Senator 2000 – 2003
Faculty Advisory Committee 2000
Hoffman/Eppes Committee 2000 – 2002
Secured Olympia Dukakis, Jane Alexander and Ed Sherin as visiting faculty artists
Performance Faculty Moderator 1999
Master Directive Status 1999 – 2003
Over saw Masters of Arts candidates in both Schools of Theatre and Communications
Faculty Senator Alternate 1999
Artistic Advisory Committee – Chose Theatre Season 1998

FACULTY/GUEST LECTURER

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston, MA 1995 – 1997
Shakespeare Ensemble – Guest Lecturer
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 1987 – 1997
Department of Drama – Guest Lecturer
Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, PA 1995
Department of Theatre – Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Southern California Los Angles, CA 1989 – 1993
School of Theatre – Adjunct Assistant Professor
San Diego University San Diego, CA 1991
The Old Globe Theatre – Guest Lecturer
Yale University New Haven, CT 1987 – 1989
Yale Drama School – Guest Lecturer
New York University New York, NY 1981 – 1982
Tisch School of the Arts – Adjunct Assistant Professor

ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY

FSU Law School 2002 – 2003
Worked with the Law School to help train students in mock trials

College of Judges Appellate Court State of Florida 2002 – 2003
Directed FSU Actors in re-creations of crimes for state judges

FSU Chapter – Alpha PSI Omega – Faculty Advisor/Sponsor 2001 – 2003

Research and Development – Collaborative HBO Criminal Justice Teaching Program 2000 – 2001

FSU Fight Club – Faculty Advisor/Sponsor 1999 – 2003
Out Reach Program that provides training and entertainment opportunities for The School of Theatre actors through stage fighting

Keep Florida Beautiful Campaign and the Great American Clean-Up 1999 – 2001
Director Student Recruiter for live performances and Creative Consultant to North Florida Project Director
Focal Press – Guest Editor of Educational Theatre Manuscript 2000