About Me
I am the Executive Director of the Etherredge Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus of the University of South Carolina Aiken, where I also serve as a theatre faculty member. Previously, I served as the Directing and Acting Professor at Louisiana Tech University; the Associate Artistic Director of The Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival in Durant, OK; the Director of Theatre at Andrew College in Cuthbert, GA; and a theatre instructor at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, AL. I have had the good fortune to work as both a director and an actor at numerous theatres across the country. In addition to my work onstage and in the classroom, I am the author of the directing textbook, The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre, published by Routledge.
My wife, Mary Fran, and I have four children: George, CeCe, Bryant Ford, and Mary Ellis.
Height: 6'3"
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Location: Southeastern United States
Film
Production Company | Project Name | 2023
Lead Actor
Production Company | Project Name | 2023
Lead Actor
Production Company | Project Name | 2023
Lead Actor
Sample Directing Credits
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Louisiana Tech University
Pippin
Louisiana Tech University
Macbeth
Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival
(Pictured)
PC: Riley Risso-Coker
Sample Acting Credits
Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof
Louisiana Tech University
Ed Earl inThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival
(Pictured)
PC: Charles Prosser
"Jess" roles in The Cmplt Wrks of Wm Shkspr (abridged)
Theatre Tuscaloosa
2010 - present
2010 - present
Sample Writing Credits
Tiger Tales: The Story of Andrew College
Full-length script
William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts I and II
Adaptation
(Pictured)
PC: Riley Risso-Coker
"Front Porch Requiem"
Ten-Minute script
Selected Workshops Offered
"Find Your (Physical) Voice"
An Introduction to Chekhov's Psychological Gesture
"Mad Skills!"
Three Skills Every Director Needs
"The Three Line Monologue"
Script Analysis for Actors