Artistic Director • Director • Actor • Writer • Educator
Teaching
I am a longtime faculty member of the University of Central Florida, and have taught classes and workshops across the United States and in Prague, Czech Republic.
University Courses
Acting IV Verse - Graduate & Undergrad Level
University of Central Florida
Graduate and undergraduate instruction in Shakespearean performance, with emphasis on emotional connection, paraphrasing, objectives, actions, imagery, subtext, scansion, and textual analysis.
Comedy Class - Undergraduate Level
University of Central Florida
The history of stage comedy from the Greeks to today, including Commedia dell'arte, lazzi, slapstick, satire, comedy of manners, jokes, monologues, partner scenes, and more.
Vocal Production III - Undergraduate Level
University of Central Florida
Freeing the voice through classical work with an emphasis on Shakespeare and a concentration on exercises from Arthur Lessac and Kristin Linklater.
Styles of Acting – Undergraduate Level
University of Central Florida
A course in acting styles, physical and vocal techniques ranging through the Greeks, Elizabethans, Restoration Comedies, Wilde and Coward, and Improvisation
Theater Careers - Undergraduate and Graduate Level
University of Central Florida
Instruction in job search skills, resumes, applications, interview techniques, auditions, agents, contract negotiation, unions and other aspects of marketing; how to find and apply for positions in professional and academic theatre.
Actor Training Classes
Words of Will Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Basic Will Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Emotional Will Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Shakespeare in Performance Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Speak the Speech Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Rhetoric Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Taking the Leap – Part 1 and 2 Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Two Week Acting Intern Intensive Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Workshops and Master Classes
Creating a Professional Audition University of Central Florida
Physical Comedy Workshop Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
Prague Shakespeare Company
Summer Theatre Institute at DeSales University
Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Scene Study Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Monologues Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Scansion Orlando Shakespeare Theater
First Folio Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Prague Shakespeare Company
Shakespeare’s Character Clues Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Adaptation Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays
Barnes and Noble Bookstores
On Directing Shakespeare Central Florida Performing Arts Alliance
Creating a Professional Audition Brandeis University
A Career in Theatre Lehigh University
Service & Conference Presentations
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Member, Artistic Advisory Board, Cape May Stage, 2009–Present
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Panelist, "Shakespeare and Climate Change" - Shakespeare Theatre Association International Conference 2025
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Moderator, “Question Salad” - Shakespeare Theatre Association International Conferences, 2011-2027
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Speaker, “To the Elephant!” — a Theatre State of the Union- Shakespeare Theatre Association International Conferences, 2025
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Moderator, “Original Practice – Working without Directors. Can theatres program it successfully?” - Shakespeare Theatre Association International Conference National Conference, 2019
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Host, NNPN National Showcase of New Plays, 2017
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Host, Shakespeare Theatre Association International Conference, 2012
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Thesis Committee Member “The Anatomy of a Fight Scene” University of Central Florida 2011
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Panel Chair, “What Makes a Destination Theater” Shakespeare Theatre Association of America Conference 2010 (London)
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UCF Theater Season Selection Committee Member 2007-2009, University of Central Florida
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Host, NNPN National Showcase of New Plays, 2008
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Jury Member “STAVIS New Play Award” National Theatre Conference 2008
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Panel Chair, “Selecting a Season” Shakespeare Theatre Association of America Conference 2007 (Cedar City, Utah)
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Jury Member “STAVIS New Play Award” National Theatre Conference 2007
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Judge “English Speaking Union Acting Competition,” English Speaking Union 2006
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Jury Member “STAVIS New Play Award” National Theatre Conference 2006
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Panelist “What is the role of the Playwright in New Play Development” - Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays 2004
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Panelist, “Producing Outdoor Shakespeare” - Shakespeare Theatre Association of America Conference 2003 (Atlanta, Georgia)
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Judge “English Speaking Union Acting Competition,” English Speaking Union 1999
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Host, Shakespeare Theatre Association of America Conference Annual National Conference, 1998
