Recent Play Productions and Readings:
Will, staged readings, Shakespeare & Company, Bennington, VT, 2001; Illinois State University, 2000
Stages, produced at Heartland Theatre, Normal, IL, March-April 2001
The Third Richard, Professional premier, San Francisco, Fort Mason Theatre, Oct. 1986; produced at Illinois State University, March 1991; selected for Dale Wasserman’s Midwest Playwrights Laboratory, 1978, where
it was given a staged reading
Martin Luther: Apostle of Defiance, one-actor play premiered at The Body Politic Theatre, Chicago, September 1980; subsequently toured for three years
A Pleasant Visit, adaptation of Checkhov’s The Marriage Proposal, produced at Miller Park Summer Theatre, Bloomington, Il, 1975
Judas, produced at Illinois State University, 1972; University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1973; optioned for Broadway Production by Barnett & Farber
Others
Recent Periodical Publications:
Editor, ACTF/PAC News (National Publication of the American College Theatre Festival)
“Innocents Abroad” (Travel series, co-written with Margaret Kirk), Bloomington Daily Pantagraph
Many articles and editorials in various publications
Recent Book Publications:
The Gift of Fire (lectures), PIP, 1995
The Art of Directing (with Ralph Bellas), Wadsworth, 1985
Awards & Fellowships:
Awards and fellowships include Illinois Arts Council Project Completion Grant, Illinois Arts Council Artists Grant, Outstanding Researcher Award (Illinois State University), Outstanding Teacher Award (Illinois State University),
others.
Recent Workshops:
Many workshops on acting, directing, and playwriting at academic conferences and high school festivals throughout the state and nation. Recent programs under the generic titles “Playwriting in the Space Between” and
“Acting in the Space Between”
Available year-round for readings, lectures, master classes, and workshops throughout the state.
Fees:
Performance: $500 to $2000
Performance plus educational activities: $750 to $3000
Technical Requirements: Depends on activity, audience size, and facilities
Preferred audience: I enjoy adapting to different groups.
