PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

To teach theatre arts and direct productions in a university where I can develop not only students' theatrical talents but also their ability to question and reflect. See also my Mission Statement.
 

EDUCATION

M.F.A. Directing, YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA, New Haven, CT., May 1979
M.A. Theatre, VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, Villanova, PA., May 1974
B.A. Psychology, VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, Villanova, PA., May 1972
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Also, see my Bio for the shorter version):

PROFESSOR, California State University, Doming  uez Hills, Carson, CA      1990-2008
Directed the Dominguez Bridge Project (The Little College on a Hill), Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage, the Carson Bridge Project (A House Named Eden by José Cruz González), Antigone, Boy by Diana Son, Twelfth Night, Tales of the Lost Formicans, The Misanthrope, Luminarias by Evelina Fernandez, Harvest Moon by José Cruz González, For Colored Girls, On The Verge, Little Shop of Horrors, Man of the Flesh by Octavio Solis, and Fences. Taught Theatre History, Dramatic Literature, Acting, Directing, Speech, Chicano Theatre, The Power of Masks, Creative Dramatics, and Playwriting.  Served on Outreach, Commencement, Honors, Humanities, and General Studies Review Committees, and Chaired School Curriculum Committee.  Acquired grants to research Hispanic Theatre, Masks, Folktales, and Multicultural Children's Theatre.  Created and produced Theatre Arts Newsletters, Recruitment Brochure, and Subscription Brochures. Adjudicated shows for American College Theatre Festival.  Created a multicultural theatre company, Teatro Dominguez, that performs folklore-based productions in elementary schools and creates plays about diversity for classrooms on and off campus. Created The Dominguez Bridge Theatre Company, composed of faculty, alumni, staff and students dedicated to community-based theatre productions. Developed lecture series, served as a university and department advisor and faculty mentor, and conducted fundraising, publicity, and promotion   for the Theatre Arts Department.  Created and maintained the Theatre Arts Web Site.

DIRECTOR, New Dramatists, New York City 1998
Directed a staged reading and conducted a post-play discussion of The Migrant Farmworker's Son by Silvia Gonzalez.

VISITING PROFESSOR, Montclair State University, New Jersey 1997-98
On a one-year leave of absence from Dominguez Hills, taught Graduate Level Theatre History, BFA Directing, and Introduction to Theatre.  Directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.  Served on International Committee for the Arts, auditioned incoming BFA students, supervised student One-Act Festival, produced a Play Reading Series, and conducted Peer Observation Program for New Faculty.

DIRECTOR, Long Beach Studio Theatre, Long Beach, CA 1997
Directed Man of the Flesh by Octavio Solis.

DIRECTOR, Long Beach Studio Theatre, Long Beach, CA 1994
Directed Fences by August Wilson.  The production won two Dramalogue Awards (similar to Off-Broadway Obies) for Design and Acting.

DIRECTOR, Manhattan Beach Theatre, Manhattan Beach, CA 1991
Directed Educating Rita.  Two Dramalogue Awards for Acting.

DIRECTOR, Alternative Repertory Theatre, Santa Ana, CA 1990
Directed  Waiting for Godot.

DIRECTOR, The Burbage Theatre, West Los Angeles, CA 1989
Directed  Normal Doesn't Mean Perfect by Don Gordon.

FULL-TIME INSTRUCTOR, Cal State University, Long Beach, CA 1987-89
Directed Royal Hunt of the Sun, The Art of Dining, and The Bourgeois Gentleman.  Taught Graduate MFA and Undergraduate courses: Directing, Period Scene Study (Greek, Shakespeare, Moliere, Restoration and Coward), Intermediate Acting (Script Analysis, Scoring, and Character Development), Advanced Acting (Meisner and Masks), and Auditioning.  Supervised MFA graduate projects and organized Play Reading Series and Showcase Program (Student shows and Guest Lecturers).

DIRECTOR, Long Beach Studio Theatre, Long Beach, CA 1988-90
Directed productions of Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Biloxi Blues .  Served on play selection committee for 1989-90 season.

DIRECTOR, Columbia Repertory Company, Columbia, CA 1987
Directed The Music Man at the historic Fallon House Theatre.

DIRECTOR, The Uprising Theatre, Long Beach, CA 1986-87
Directed At The Mat by K. Angelini and Liberty Bell Sweepstakes by C. Peters.

FULL-TIME INSTRUCTOR, Modesto Community College, CA 1986-87
Directed Die Fledermaus, Talking With..., and God, and taught Acting (Stanislavski, Hagen, and Spolin), Directing, Public Speaking and Introduction to Theatre.  Scheduled visiting artists, workshops and interns.

FULL-TIME INSTRUCTOR, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio 1985-86
Directed The Cherry Orchard and Key Exchange.  Taught Acting, Directing, Theatre History, and Voice and Diction (Linklater and Berry). Served on board for Wooster Children's Theatre Company.

DIRECTOR/INSTRUCTOR, The Thirteenth Street Theatre, New York City           1984
Wrote and directed The Monster Musical, based on Mask Acting workshops.

DIRECTOR/INSTRUCTOR, Pan-Asian Rep, New York City 1983
Taught Improvisation and directed The Dumb Waiter.

DIRECTOR, The Philadelphia Company, PA 1982
 Directed Jesse and the Bandit Queen by David Freeman.

DIRECTOR, American Theatre of Actors, New York City 1980
Directed North South East West, developed through New Dramatists Workshops in New York with Phil Bowsakowski.

DIRECTOR, Yale School of Drama, New Haven, Connecticut 1979
Directed Twelfth Night for Thesis Project, assistant directed at The Yale Rep (Wings for John Madden, Puntila for Ron Daniels), and coordinated Playwriting/Directing Workshop with Richard Gilman.

DIRECTOR, The Yale Cabaret, New Haven, Connecticut 1977
 Directed El Grande de Coca-Cola.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Guthrie Theatre 1979
Assisted Ron Daniels, Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, on production of Romeo & Juliet.  Responsible for scheduling, design coordination, script cutting, and company voice and movement workshops.
 
 

PLAYS, PAPERS, AND ARTICLES

The Magic Forest - Folktale Play, CSU Dominguez Hills 2001

Quarc - Active Learning Presentation 1995
 Presented to ISETA (International Society for Educational Teaching Alternatives) and Lily-West Conferences.

Martina's Surprise and Magic Waters - Folktale Plays, CSU Dominguez Hills 1994-95
 Short plays used for Touring Production of Teatro Dominguez.

Creative Research Papers - Term Paper Writing Presentation, CSU Fullerton 1995
 Presented at CSU Symposium.

Teatro Dominguez - Presentation on a Multicultural Theatre, Philadelphia, PA 1994
 Presented at ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education) Conference.

Working with Masks - Acting Workshop, CSU Humboldt 1993
 Presented at California Summer Arts' Faculty Exchange Program.

Mask Acting - Character Development Workshop for Actors, San Diego, CA 1991
 Presented at SCETA (Conference of Southern California Educational Theatre Association).

Mask Acting: Creating Characters with Masks - Article on Acting 1991
 Submitted to "Dramatics Magazine."

Chekhov: Man of Contradiction - Paper on Russian Playwright, Wooster, OH 1986
  Presented at College of Wooster Symposium.

Pinocchio - Play Adapted from Carlo Collodi Novel, Wilton, NH 1983
 Written and Directed at Andy's Summer Theatre.

Marlowe - Play about Christopher Marlowe, New York, N.Y. 1982
 Written with John Yinger, Staged at Astor Place Theatre, with Tony Heald.

The Monster Musical - Satirical Play about New York, New York, N.Y. 1982
 Written and Directed at 13th Street Theatre (Two year run).

They Came To Bother Us - 50's Musical Satire, New Haven, CT 1979
 Written with Keith Reddin, Directed at Yale Cabaret with Rinde Eckert.
 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

African-American Theatre 1996
 Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Program Grant to research Black Theatre and create a CD Rom for use in Theatre Arts classes.

Technology Grant 1996
 Funding for Hardware and Software for CD Rom development and creation of a web course (Playwriting on the Internet).

CD Rom of Worldwide Masks 1996
 Faculty Development grant to create a CD Rom of over 400 scanned images of masks used in ritual, theatre, dance, and carnival for use in Humanities classes.

Teatro Dominguez - CSU Dominguez Hills 1995
 IRA Grant (Instructionally-Related Activities) from Associated Students to tour folktale performances in local schools with student assistants.

Folktales - CSU Dominguez Hills 1994
 Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Program Grant to research Folktales and develop a library for potential Teatro Dominguez performances.

Mexican Masks  - CSU Dominguez Hills 1993
 Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Program Grant to travel to Oaxaca and research Mexican Masks.

Chicano Theatre - CSU Dominguez Hills  1991
 Faculty Development Grant to research Hispanic-American Theatre.

Teatro Dominguez - CSU Chancellor's Office 1991
 Academic Program Improvement Grant to develop  Teatro Dominguez, a multicultural theatre company.

The Power of Masks - CSU Dominguez Hills 1991
 Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Program Grant to research the origins and uses of performance masks.
 

REFERENCES

Available upon request.