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Artist Bio

BA English, Wofford College 1969
M.Ed. U. South Carolina …Education Administration 1975
MA Theatre U. South Carolina …1985

Work Resume

1969-1979 Spartanburg Dist. 7 and Richland Dist. 1 …High School English teacher
1979-1981 Orangeburg District 1 … Assistant Principal, North High School
1981-1987 Lee County Schools…. Principal, Bishopville High School
1987 to January 2023. Managing Director… The Baillie Players Touring Theatre Company
Currently …. Semi-Retired, engaged in theatre education residency work in South Carolina and Florida. Managing Director: The Inman Children’s Theatre, Inman SC
Working with schools in drama residencies every year for 36 years….

Artist Statement

Currently, my artist residencies consist of 5 to 8 days in the school. Students are directed in a musical theatre or Shakespeare production. The number of students involved on stage will depend on stage space. The entire school attends the production.

Drama / theatre standards are taught through the direction of the play. The standards emphasized are grade specific and align with the South Carolina SDE theater standards.

ALL RESIDENCIES conclude with a student production…

The student production is performed during the school day for the rest of the student body. When possible, and permitted, audience expectations are covered with individual classes in 5-to-10-minute sessions throughout the five days of residency. An evening production is performed for parents and members of the community.

A complete set, costumes, and props are provided. Some students are also involved in the tech work of the production… A complete sound system is also brought in.

In many cases, a teacher, or teachers, are involved. In these cases the residency might include helping the non-drama / music teacher in planning their own future productions: suitable set construction, as well as best ways to acquire costumes, props and scripts…

This year I am working with several school clients in producing a play that students have co-written with me. These scripts follow a preconceived outline. The students involved in this residency (Usual 5 to 7 students) spend three days “localizing” the play…. Then the resulting play is produced at the school as per the preceding statement….