jessica claire resumesampleexamplecom 555 4321000 montgomery street san francisco ca 94105 summary devoted last twentyfive years career attempting maintain balance working academy working industries livetheater television film time educator three institutions higher education served program head chairman various times three institutions successfully engaged wide range students form elementary age mfa students acting maintain active freelance career actor director fight director stayed active scholarauthor well skills management university department chairman program head mfa acting educator university level author actor director fight director actorcombatant education training university utah salt lake city utah 1995 phd theatre history theory criticism literature studied history theory criticism literature david jones protege tyrone guthrie studied directing tom markus producing artistic director pioneer theater company peterborough players marilyn holt professional actress director continued ued act direct working degree cast lead kcactf national winner idioglossia played kennedy center performing arts university michigan ann arbor michigan phd theater directing began work phd directing program terminated shortly arrived ann arbor one years residency studied richard burgwin award winning director erik fredricksen president society american fight directors served fight captain production cyrano de bergerac fight paddy crean fight choreographer errol flynn taught beginning acting undergraduates fencing technique mfa actors course work shutting including seminars strategic faculty leaving transferred director university utah one academic year erik fredricksen wrote letter reference society american fight directors advanced combat workshop led directly later acceptance safd teacher training workshop certified 1992 university southern mississippi hattiesburg mississippi 1983 master arts theater acting directing offered fullride scholarship opportunity act direct southern arena theater professional summer teater theater residence assistantship responsibilities included one year running theater box office assisting department chair advanced acting course teaching beginning acting teaching stage combat california state university fullerton fullerton california 1979 bachelor arts theatre emphasis acting studied acting professional directors dean hess kirk mee directors dean gretchen kanne appeared multiple main stage productions including principal roles ten little company ten indians voyage crucible red peppers antony cleopatra butler saw member csuf fencing team served captain sabre squad 197879 season also appeared productions local civic light opera fullerton citrus college azusa studies briefly interrupted received equity spring junior year toured 9 months returned completed degree 1979 experience regent university professor chairman department theatre arts city state 062013 current developed mfa acting world explore intersection intensive actor training christian worldview also developed ba theater bfa acting saw developed mfa program 30 mfa actors 45 undergraduate students newly developed bfa acting 11 students residence also serve onsitecoordinator virginia beach bash stage screen combat workshop society american fight directors sanctioned workshop residence spring regent university kutztown univeristy associate professor theater subgroup chairman city state 061995 062002 served subgroup chair theater arts department speech theater taught acting directing voice movement periods styles acting stage combat introduction theater oversaw curricular development budget program assessment galveston college assistant professor head theater city state 061989 061995 served head theater producing artistic director semiprofessionalcommunity educational theater residence oversaw subscription budget personnel taught acting directing stage combat voice movement introduction theatre activities honors doctoral dissertation kirkland jessica selected annotated bibliography stage combat resource materials ph dissertation university utah salt lake city ut june 1995 master fine arts creativethesis project kirkland jessica elephant man creative project directing mfa thesis project university southern mississippi hattiesburg ms august 1983 employment history academic full professor tenured chairman department theatre arts regent university virginia beach va july 2013 present total ten years full professor tenured chairman head mfa acting program department theatre arts regent university virginia beach va july 2013 july 2014 associate professor tenured head mfa acting program department theatre arts regent university virginia beach va july 2008 july 2013 adjunct professor stage combat department theatre old dominion university january 16 2010 present adjunct professor acting directing monterey peninsula college department theatre monterey ca june 21august 8 2009 associate professor chair tenured department theatre arts regent university virginia beach va july 2002 2008 adjunct associate professor introduction theatre old dominion university norfolk va sept 2002 may 2003 associate professor subgroup chair tenured department speech communication theatre kutztown university kutztown pa promoted may 2002 assistant professor dept speech communication theatre kutztown university kutztown pa august 1995 july 2002 tenured march 2000 producing artistic director upper deck theatre galveston tx august 1989 june 1995 assistant professor director theatre department theatre speech galveston college galveston tx august 1989 june 1995 tenured march 1994 instructor houston grand opera studio houston tx may 1992 june 1995 adjunct asst prof drama department houston community college houston tx january 1993 june 1995 chairman instructor department theater arts academic performing arts complex jackson public schools jackson ms august 1986 june 1989 adjunct assistant professor department theater millsaps college jackson ms september 1987 june 1989 graduate instructor department theater university utah salt lake city ut september 1984 july 1986 graduate instructor department theatre arts university michigan ann arbor mi august 1983 june 1984 adjunct assistant professor department theater dance university southern mississippi hattiesburg ms august 1981 august 1983 employment history professional director 39 steps tidewater stage eric harrell producingartistic director virginia beach va marchapril 2017 fight director venus fur virginia stage company norfolk va director jessica holt february march 2017 director actor confessional beyond broadway productions andrew gowland producer edinburgh scotland juneaugust 2016 actor nerd role warnock waldgrave tidewater stage eric harrell producing artistic director karen lund director virginia beach va julyaugust 2015 fight director three musketeers americana theater company derek martin producer marianne savell director plymouth mayjune 2015 director driving miss daisy tidewater stage eric harrell producing artistic director virginia beach va julyaugust 2014 director cottage americana theatre company derek jennifer martin producers plymouth junejuly 2014 actor barefoot park role victor velasco tidewater stage eric harrell producing artistic director regent university virginia beach va julyaugust 2013 fight director romeo juliet hampton university hampton virginia director robin boisseau februarymarch 2013 director fight director actor blackbeard calico jack swashbuckling vaudeville navy supply corps producer jessica kirkland february 2012 director private lives americana theater company derek martin producer plymouth mayjuly 2011 director fight director actor blackbeard calico jack swashbuckling vaudeville beach entertainment virginia beach va producer jessica kirkland may 2011 actor fight director man la mancha role sancho panza virginia music theatre virginia beach va director jessica licata producer jeff meredith october 2010 director producers monterrey peninsula theater company monterrey ca producer gary bolen junejuly 2009 fight director tragedy macbeth tidewater community college chesapeake va director ed jacob june 2009 fight director art murder generic theater company norfolk va director matt friedman august 2008 fight director tragedy macbeth hampton university newport news va director robin boisseau march 2008 director christmas best time year musical theaterperformance atlantic shores baptist church virginia beach va december 2004 fight director scarlet pimpernel director mark hudgins virginia musical theater virginia beach va january 2004 fight director marivauxs game love chance director prof francine roussel muhlenberg college allentown pa january 2002 resident fight director muhlenberg summer musicals allentown pa julyaugust 1999 teaching assistant society american fight directors national stage combat workshop university nevada las vegas nv julyaugust 1998 resident fight director berks festival theatre reading pa june 1997 august 1997 visiting guest director lafayette college dept theatre easton pa january march 1997 resident movement instructor fight director houston grand opera houston tx september 1992 august 1995 resident movement instructor fight directorchoreographer ensemble theater houston houston tx january 1994 august 1995 resident fight director houston shakespeare festival houston tx june 1992 august 1992 founder producing artistic director alternative space theater alternative production company jackson ms march 1987 august 1989 program director stephens collegeperry mansfield performing arts camp steamboat springs co march 1989 august 1989 founder artistic director riverchase theater jackson ms august 1986 january 1989 fight director park city shakespearean festival park city ut may 1986 august 1988 classes taught undergraduate acting levels ba bfa meisner technique meisner technique applied mfa voice movement lessac ba mfa acting shakespeare ba bfa mfa acting periods styles ba bfa mfa stage combat armed unarmed various weaponsforms ba bfa mfa musical theater workshop ba bfa mfa directing ba mfa play analysis ba directordesigner collaboration mfa publications kirkland jessica performing sacred theology theatre dialogue todd e johnson dale savidge religious studies review book review rice university march 22 2010 kirkland jessica stage combat resource materials selected annotated bibliography greenwood publishing group inc praeger publishers westport ct 2006 kirkland jessica search style troy sword master richard ryans contribution wolfgang petersens epic film fight master journal society american fight directors spring 2005 kirkland jessica celebrating thirtieth anniversary richard lesters three musketeers four musketeers interview actor jessica york part 2 fight master journal society american fight directors spring 2004 kirkland jessica celebrating thirtieth anniversary richard lesters three musketeers four musketeers interview actor jessica york part 1 fight master journal society american fight directors fall 2003 kirkland jessica book review theatre lively art solicited review mcgrawhill theater text december 1999 kirkland jessica response series articles professor bruce lecure miami university stage directions volume 10 number 8 september 1997 kirkland jessica review book sword sir richard f burton published fight master journal society american fight directors volume 14 number 2 fall 1991 kirkland jessica custom versus nature ogiers preface tyr et sidon compared johnsons preface shakespeare theater southwest journal southwest theater association april 1990 kirkland jessica 1987 comparison romeo hamlet reflection elizabethan jacobean sensibilities shakespeares maturation artist theater southwest journal southwest theater association march 1987 peer reviewed international professional papers presentations consultancies creative works kirkland jessica director actor confessional beyond broadway productions andrew gowland managing director edinburgh scotland juneaugust 2016 kirkland director flashdance musical mga academy performing arts festival theatre edinburgh scotland uk mayjune 2013 kirkland teacher master class series unarmed combat stage mga academy performing arts edinburgh scotland uk mayjune 2013 kirkland teacher master class series meisner approach acting mga academy performing arts edinburgh scotland uk aprilmay 2013 kirkland weapons shakespeares plays christians theater arts international networking conference concordia university irvine ca june 2004 kirkland introduction meisner technique christians theatre arts international networking conference regent university june 2003 kirkland r ryan master class medieval broadsword technique lecture demonstration royal academy dramatic arts london england june 2001 kirkland r ryan b yount master class eighteenth century smallsword technique london city college literature london england june 2001 kirkland master class jessica shurtleff auditioning techniques birmingham school acting birmingham england may 2001 kirkland master class single sword fencing techniques birmingham school acting birmingham england may 2001 kirkland sanford meisner approach lecture demonstration birmingham school acting birmingham england november 1999 kirkland dirty rd blending rapier dagger unarmed techniques birmingham school acting birmingham england november 1999 kirkland r ryan eighteenth century smallsword lecture demonstration royal academy dramatic arts london england london england march 1998 kirkland r ryan sixteenth century elizabethan rapier dagger technique marymount college london march 1998 kirkland competitive sabre drills entr e theatrical single sword technique birmingham school acting birmingham england march 1998 kirkland north american subcultures works tony kushner tennessee williams birmingham school acting birmingham england march 1998 peer reviewed national professional papers presentations consultancies creative works kirkland jessica haunting allen house role mark spencer lead nationally televised cable program discovery channel new dominion productions portsmouth va november 2012 kirkland jessica payson burt prison knife fighting techniques lecture demonstration performance fight society american fight directors fight directors camp international participation july 1998 kirkland jessica medical detectives severs murders role roger severs nationally televised cable program learning channel medstar productions allentown pa march 1997 peer reviewed regional professional papers presentations consultancies creative works kirkland jessica others breaking entertainment industry convener booker mattison hampton university march 2017 kirkland jessica mark paladini marianne savell scott hayes quo vadis christian actor 21st century southeastern theater conference setc lexington ky international participation march 2017 kirkland jessica mark paladini marianne savell scott hayes quo vadis christian actor 21st century southeastern theater conference setc greensboro nc international participation march 2016 kirkland jessica convener mark paladini marianne savell quo vadis christian actor 21st century southeastern theater conference setc greensboro nc international participation march 2015 kirkland jessica smallsword primer virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university international participation march 2015 kirkland jessica combat improvisation apache knife virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university international participation march 2015 kirkland jessica hayes scott quo vadis christian actor 21st century v southeastern theater conference setc chattanooga tn international participation march 2012 kirkland jessica convener mark paladini scott hayes quo vadis christian actor 21st century southeastern theater conference setc birmingham al international participation march 2013 kirkland jessica medieval european quarterstaff virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university international participation march 2013 kirkland jessica combat improvisation apache knife virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university international participation march 2013 kirkland jessica scott hayes quo vadis christian actor 21st century v southeastern theater conference setc chattanooga tn international participation march 2012 kirkland jessica p90xcombat multidisciplinary warmup southeastern theatre conference setc chattanooga tn international participation march 2012 kirkland jessica fighting arthur stage combat arthur lessacs four derived energy states virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop international participation march 2012 kirkland jessica speak softly carry big medieval stick european quarterstaff virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university international participation march 2012 kirkland jessica geronimo combat improvisation apache knife virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university international participation march 2012 kirkland jessica paladini mark quo vadis christian actor 21st century v southeastern theater conference setc atlanta ga international participation march 2011 kirkland jessica combat psychology combative verbs playable action virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop southeastern theatre conference setc atlanta ga international participation march 2011 kirkland jessica combat psychology combative verbs playable action virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation marchapril 2011 kirkland man la mancha actor manservantsancho panza aea guest artist contract virginia musical theatre virginia beach va october 2010 kirkland man la mancha fight director virginia musical theatre virginia beach va october 2010 kirkland jessica mark paladini quo vadis christian actor 21st century southeastern theater conference setc lexington ky international participation march 2010 kirkland jessica lessac energy states apache knife virginia beach bash safd sanctioned workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation march 2010 kirkland jessica combat psychology combative verbs playable action virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation march 2010 kirkland jessica combat psychology combative verbs playable action southeastern theater conference lexington ky march 2010 kirkland producers visiting director monterrey peninsula theater company monterrey ca juneaugust 2009 kirkland jessica mark paladini quo vadis christian actor southeastern theater conference setc birmingham al march 2009 kirkland jessica chris graham 18th c smallsword stage southeastern theater conference setc birmingham al march 5 2009 kirkland jessica kcactf response odu production persephone wept old dominion university norfolk va november 2008 kirkland jessica gregg lloyd donald mcbane vs domenico angelo smallsword stage virginia beach bash safd sanctioned workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation marchapril 2008 kirkland jessica medieval quarterstaff virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation marchapril 2008 kirkland jessica medieval broadsword virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation marchapril 2007 kirkland jessica medieval quarterstaff virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation marchapril 2007 kirkland jessica pat cronin mark paladini quo vadis christian actor southeastern theater conference setc atlanta ga international participation march 2007 kirkland jessica directing shakespeare shakespeare collaborator southeastern theater conference setc atlanta ga international participation march 2007 kirkland jessica gregg lloyd 18th c smallsword stage donald mcbane vs domenico angelo southeastern theatre conference setc atlanta ga international participation march 2007 kirkland jessica kcactf response aggressive christopher newport university main stage production newport news va director greg lloyd verbal written response october 2006 kirkland jessica broadsword essentials virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation april 2006 kirkland jessica quarterstaff essentials virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation april 2006 kirkland pat cronin quo vadis christian actor southeastern theater conference setc orlando fl international participation march 2006 kirkland jessica swashbuckling korngold virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation march 2005 kirkland jessica fighting bound virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation march 2005 kirkland jessica invited deliver kcactf response three sisters virginia commonwealth university main stage production richmond va director casey biggs verbal written response february 2006 kirkland jessica intermediate advanced smallsword stage virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation march 2005 kirkland jessica medieval broadsword virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation march 2004 kirkland jessica theory arthur lessac applied stage combat virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation march 2004 kirkland jessica western axe handle virginia beach bash safd sanctioned regional workshop regent university virginia beach va international participation march 2004 kirkland others safd interest panel southeastern theatre conference chattanooga tn international participation march 2004 kirkland jessica kcactf response funny thing happened way forum elizabeth state university main stage production elizabeth city nc director shawn smith verbal written response december 2004 kirkland jessica kcactf response countrys good christopher newport university main stage production newport news va director steven breese verbal written response november 2003 kirkland creating resonance collaboration making creative use mise en scene shakespeares midsummer nights dream much ado nothing paper delivered midamerica theaterconference st louis mo march 7 2002 kirkland 18th century smallsword technique stage kennedy center american college theater festival region ii festival carnegie mellon university pittsburgh pa january 2002 kirkland elizabethan rapier stage workshop american college theater festival region ii festival carnegie mellon university pittsburgh pa january 2001 kirkland physicalizing shakespeares text suiting action word workshop american college theater festival region ii festival carnegie mellon university pittsburgh pa january 2001 kirkland fight director washington lee main stage production chimes midnight lexington va professional engagement march 2000 kirkland shakespearean rapier dagger stage texas educational theater association convention dallas tx january 1998 kirkland stage fights live tell tale kennedy center american college theater festival muhlenberg college allentown pa january 1997 kirkland welcome society american fight directors kennedy center american college theater festival muhlenberg college allentown pa january 1997 kirkland guys dolls role nathan detroit actors equity association guest artist grand teton main stage theatre jackson hole wy professional engagement mayaugust 1996 kirkland cant take role anthony kirby sr actors equity association guest artist grand teton main stage theatre jackson hole wy professional engagement june august 1996 kirkland c james developing vocal physical presence lessac approach workshop presented jackson hole wy july 1996 kirkland gender gesture exploring ways enhance expand physiological gestural vocabulary confronting culturally inscribed gender behavior workshop presented arts alliance texas austin tx march 1996 kirkland advanced stage combat techniques pennsylvania stage company allentown pa january 1996 kirkland burgess b beginning swordplay kutztown university kutztown pa december 1995 kirkland burgess b beginning unarmed combat kutztown university kutztown pa october 1995 kirkland went marvelous party restoration movement actor workshop presented department theater richard stockton college pomona n j march 1995 kirkland integrating combat renaissance festival presentation workshop nimitz high school houston tx february 1995 kirkland went marvelous party exploring 18th c movement manners morals texas educational theater association austin tx january 1995 kirkland introduction stage combat workshop presented nimitz high school houston tx september 1994 kirkland olsen defining beat objectivesintentions movement texas educational theater association dallas tx january 1994 kirkland fights live tell tale keep production expenses avoiding costly medical bills texas educational theater association houston tx january 1993 kirkland planting landmines making positively powerful choice texas education theater association dallas tx january 1993 kirkland fights live tell tale keep production expenses avoiding costly medical bills texas educational theater association houston tx january 1993 kirkland theatrical fencing opera workshop presented houston grand opera houston tx september 1993 kirkland buoyancy radiance potency interinvolvement exploring arthur lessacs approach movement actor texas educational theater association dallas tx january 1993 kirkland unarmed combat stage workshop presented houston grand opera houston tx september 1992 kirkland jessica shurtleff auditioning technique workshop presented ball high school galveston tx september 1991 peer reviewed local professional papers presentations consultancies creative works kirkland director william mcnultys dracula regent university main stage production virginia beach va october 2016 kirkland director mystery edwin drood regent university main stage production virginia beach va april 2015 kirkland director fight director macbeth regent university main stage production virginia beach va october 2014 kirkland director shadowlands regent university main stage production virginia beach va january 2014 kirkland director blithe spirit regent university main stage production virginia beach va september 2013 kirkland jessica introduction unarmed combat stage eight week master class sequence hurrah players norfolk va january thru march 2012 kirkland fight director medea regent university main stage production director derek martin march 2011 kirkland director fight director runner stumbles regent university main stage production virginia beach va january 2011 kirkland actor fight director man la mancha role sancho director jessica licata virginia music theater virginia beach va october 2010 kirkland director fight director les miserables theatrix productions director rocco wilson virginia beach va june 2010 kirkland director elephant man regent university main stage production virginia beach va february 2010 kirkland director producers monterrey peninsula theater company monterrey ca july 2009 kirkland director singin rain regent university main stage production virginia beach va aprilmay 2009 kirkland fight director rivals regent university main stage production virginia beach va february 2009 kirkland jessica finding preparing entrance graduate level theater programs hampton university hampton va february 21 2009 kirkland director libby pearce drinks regent university laboratory production virginia beach va october 2008 kirkland director arms man regent university main stage production virginia beach va october 2007 kirkland director noises regent university main stage production virginia beach va september 2006 kirkland director succeed business without really trying regent university main stage production virginia beach va may 2005 kirkland director guys dolls regent university main stage production virginia beach va may 2005 kirkland director christmas best time year atlantic shores baptist church christmas production volunteer engagement december 2004 kirkland fight director syn regent university film production virginia beach va public viewing naro theatre norfolk va professional engagement may 2004 kirkland fight director scarlet pimpernel virginia musical theatre production virginia beach va virginia pavilion professional engagement january 2004 kirkland fight director colonial christmas regent university main stage production virginia beach va volunteer engagement december 2003 kirkland director regent university main stage production steel magnolias virginia beach va october 2003 kirkland director fight director tragedy hamlet regent university main stage production virginia beach va may 2003 kirkland guest panelist christian professionals entertainment imaginuity tour c mcnair wilson glad tidings church norfolk va september 2002 kirkland director mystery edwin drood kutztown university kutztown pa may 2002 received two high recommendations kcactf region ii festival 2003 kirkland fight director muhlenberg college production marivauxs game love chance director francine roussel professional engagement january 2002 kirkland greatest gift role narrator heritage baptist church orefield pa volunteer engagement december 2001 kirkland master class scene study parkland high school orefield pa may 2001 kirkland director fight director much ado nothing kutztown university main stage production kutztown pa november 2000 kirkland business theatre lecture mountain middle school allentown pa november 2000 kirkland director godspell kutztown university main stage production kutztown pa may 2000 kirkland fight director guys dolls muhlenberg summer musical theater production allentown pa professional engagement julyaugust 1999 kirkland director fight director moon buffalo kutztown university main stage production kutztown pa april 1999 kirkland fight director actors nightmare penn state berks campus main stage roduction fogelsville pa professional engagement april 1999 kirkland fight director blood brothers muhlenberg college production allentown pa professional engagement april 1999 kirkland shakespeares weapons rapier dagger romeo juliet lecture demonstration tulpehocken high school tulpehocken pa march 1999 kirkland director fight director servant two masters kutztown university main stage production kutztown pa november 1998 kirkland director fight director rhinoceros kutztown university main stage production kutztown pa november 1997 kirkland actor fight director role sancho panza man la mancha berks festival theatre reading pa actors equity association guest artist contract professional engagement juneaugust 1997 kirkland director fight director othello lafayette college main stage production easton pa professional engagement januarymarch 1997 kirkland director fight director kutztown university production rivals university main stage production kutztown pa november 1996 kirkland director fight director midsummer nights dream kutztown university main stage production kutztown pa april 1996 peer reviewed grants regent university travel grant interview fight director richard ryan swordmaster jessica j bennetts motion picture solomon kane prague czech republic march 2008 regent university travel grant interview fight director richard ryan swordmaster doug leflers motion picture last legion krompachy slovakia october 2005 regent university travel grant interview fight director richard ryan swordmaster wolfgang petersens motion picture troy london england september 2004 regent university travel grant interview actor christopher lee series articles richard lesters three musketeers four musketeers london england september 2003 regent university travel grant interview fight director william hobbs series articles richard lesters three musketeers four musketeers london england june 2003 kutztown university individual study grant study privately multiple safd fight masters safd fight directors camp 2003 university las vegas nevada july 2002 kutztown university travel grant present achieving resonation collaboration creative use mise en scene shakespeares midsummer nights dream much ado nothing midamerica theater conference st louis mo march 2002 kutztown university individual study grant study privately safd fight master dale girard harrt school waterford ct april 2001 kutztown university individual study grant study jessica chekhov acting technique jessica workshop symposium international centre theatre research birmingham england november 1999 chekhov kutztown university individual study grant study privately safd fight master j martinez washington lee university lexington va march 1999 kutztown university travel grant present shakespearean rapier dagger texas educational theater association convention dallas tx january 1998 kutztown university individual study grant study voice catherine fitzmaurice catherine fitzmaurice voice workshop temple university philadelphia pa july 1997 kutztown university individual study grant study stage combat paddy crean international stage combat workshop catholic university washington dc september 1995 recent service history regent university university committees member curriculum instruction review committee july 2013 august 2014 member faculty excellence awards committee fall 2011 present member university taskforce tenure promotion workload fall 2009 march 2010 member undergraduate review committee fall 2008 spring 2009 member sacs quality enhancement plan committee fall 2007 present member faculty senate january 2005 september 2006 school communication arts committees member tenure promotion committee school communication arts august 2012 present chairman curriculum instruction review committee july 2013 august 2014 member tenure promotion committee fall 2007 present member faculty workload committee spring 2006 spring 2007 member curriculum review committee sept 2002 sept 2006 member tenure review committee sept 2003 sept 2006 member search committee september 2002 september 2005 member dean peter engles script review committee august 2003to dec 2004 department theatre arts administration chairman member play selection committee july 2014 present chairman head mfa acting degree program july 2013 present program head mfa acting program july 2008 july 2013 chairman department theater arts july 2002 july 2008 past service kutztown university university level committees member professional development committee august 1998 member events scheduling committee sept 2000 july 2002 july 2002 member sabbatical committee december 2000 august 2001 member research grant committee january 1996may 1998 member space allocation renovation committee jan 1997may 1998 kutztown university college fine performing arts member outcomes assessment committee dept speech theater sept 2001 july 2002 member apscuf representative college visual performing arts september 1997 september 1999 kutztown university department speech theater member search committee multiple positions beginning public speaking introduction chair theater program subgroup sept 2001 july 2002 theater may 2002 august 2002 liaison international exchange program birmingham school acting september 1997 july 2002 june 2001 member search committee fulltime tenure track positionactingdirecting january 2001 member search committee multiple positions beginning public speaking introduction theater may 2001 august 2001 member search committee chair fulltime temporary theater position introduction theater mayaugust 2001 member search committee tenuretrack position actingdirecting september 2000 january 2001 member search committee chair fulltime temporary theater theater janaugust 2001 position introduction member search committee tenuretrack position acting directing september 1999 may 2000 member faculty representative association pennsylvania state college university faculty representative council august 1996may 1998 member search committee chair fulltime temporary theater position introduction theater mayaugust 1997 member search committee tenuretrack position design technical theater january member departmental liaison search committee member tenuretrack choral musical august 1997 theater position januaryaugust 1997 member virginia beach cultural arts planning committee 2030 september 2014 2016 disbanded member library committee society american fight directors 1994 1996 awards honors elected offices appointments kennedy centeramerican college theater festival meritorious achievement award directing macbeth regent university october 2014 kennedy centeramerican college theater festival meritorious achievement award directing 2011 three musketeers regent university october kennedy centeramerican college theatre festival meritorious achievement award directing succeed business without really trying regent university aprilmay 2006 member board directors kidspaws virginia beach based childrens theatre performing arts school march 2006 present member advisory committee sandler center performing arts virginia beach va fall 2004 fall 2008 kennedy centeramerican college theater festival meritorious achievement award directing mystery edwin drood kutztown university may 2002 kennedy centeramerican college theatre festival meritorious achievement award ensemble acting musical godspell kutztown university may 2000 kennedy centeramerican college theater festival meritorious achievement award direction moon buffalo kutztown university april 1999 kennedy centeramerican college theater festival meritorious achievement award stage movement moon buffalo kutztown university april 1999 invited scenes servant two masters american college theater festival region ii festival juniata college huntingdon pa january 1999 resident instructor teaching assistant fight master j martinez society american fight directors national stage combat workshop university nevada las vegas nv july 1998 safd library committee patrick crean international stage combat library society american best advanced actor combatant awarded society american fight directors advanced fight directors july 1994 july 1999 national workshop university nevada las vegas nv august 1990 best advanced certification fight scene society american fight directors advanced national workshop university nevada las vegas nv august 1990 winner teta scholars competition custom versus nature ogiers preface tyr et sidon compared johnsons preface shakespeare texas educational theater association houston tx may 1990 governors award excellence arts public school theatre arts program academic performing arts complex may 1989 awarded grant national endowment arts writer coordinator research minority theatre grades 1012 academic performing arts complex jackson ms july 1988 golden apple award excellence teaching jackson public school district academic performing arts complex jackson ms may 1988 awarded grant innovative project proposal leading enhanced education students education foundation trust academic performing arts complex theater program jackson ms january 1988 winner best critical paper comparison romeo hamlet reflection elizabethan jacobean sensibilities shakespeares maturation artist presented paper south east theaterconference louisville ky march 1987 second place award actors nightmare regional theater division mississippi theater association meridian ms january 1987 awarded grant innovative project proposal leading enhanced education students education foundation trust academic performing arts theatre program jackson ms may 1986 best graduate director award department theatre dance university southern mississippi hattiesburg ms may 1983 best showcase production award production actors nightmare department theatre dance university southern mississippi hattiesburg ms may 1982 best showcase production award production red peppers department theater dance university southern mississippi hattiesburg ms may 1982 professional association memberships actors equity association aea 1978 present professional stage actors union screen actors guild eligible sag 1979 present southeastern theater conference july 2002 present christians theater arts cita july 2003 present association pennsylvania state college university faculty apscuf 1995 2002 choreographers organization 1992 present member society american fight directors safd 1990 present stage directors choreographers 1996 present certified teacher society american fight directors safd professional fight directors associate member society stage directors choreographers ssdc society professional professional activities kirkland onsite coordinator instigator organizer teacher onsite coordinator society american fight directors safd sanctioned regional workshop virginia beach bash twelve fourteen internationally recognized instructors us uk nationally acclaimed regional workshop completed fourteenth year