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Dr. Becky Becker Associate Professor of Theatre Columbus State University 4225 University Avenue Columbus, GA 31907 706-507-8403 [email protected] 1603 17th Street Columbus, GA 31901 706-576-3772/706-341-9010 [email protected] EDUCATION: Doctor of Philosophy, Theatre Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 1995-1998 Areas of Emphasis: History, Directing, Feminist/Cultural Theory, Performance Dissertation: “Collaborating Cross-Culturally With(Out) Ease: Negotiating Difference, Dialogue & the Marked Body” Master of Arts, Theatre Arts University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota 1992-1995 Areas of Emphasis: Acting, Directing, Feminist Theory; concentration in writing Thesis: “Women Who Choose: The Theme of Mothering in Selected Dramas” Bachelor of Science, Communication Arts (Theatre) Bachelor of Arts, English & B.S. Education Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota Yoga Certification Training and certification through YogaFit International WORK EXPERIENCE: Associate Professor of Theatre Columbus State University Tenured Spring 2010 1987-1991 2008 Fall 2006-Present Theatre Appreciation Introduction aimed at exploring the functions of theatre and its importance in contemporary culture. Script Analysis Play script terminology/analysis related to theatre production. Theatre History/Literature 1 Survey in history/culture from ancient Greece to the early Tudor period. Theatre History/Literature 2 Survey in history/culture from the early Renaissance to the Romantic era. Theatre History/Literature 3 Survey in theatre history/culture from the Romantic era through Contemporary theatre. Theatre History/Literature 4 Survey of cross-cultural and postcolonial plays emerging from African American, Asian, Latino and Native American cultures. First Year Seminar Introductory course to prepare new students for the study of theatre as a profession. Senior Seminar Course focusing on interview techniques, resume/portfolio & personal manifesto development to prepare students for careers in theatre. Theatre History 1 Survey in theatre history and culture from Ancient Greece through the Renaissance. Theatre History 2 Survey in theatre history and culture from the Restoration through the Modern Era. Theatre Performance Laboratory involving work on a theatrical production. Arts Management Introduction to management, marketing/promotion and fundraising in the arts, particularly in the theatre. Playwriting Basic principles of dramatic writing; lab/workshop format. Devising Performance Laboratory course involving the collection of interviews, transcribing and creation of an oral history performance piece. Shakespeare’s London Maymester 2010 Columbus State University Study Abroad Developed, submitted and received approval for a course in London, England focusing on Shakespeare’s plays, the history, art and culture surrounding them. Associate Professor of Theatre Truman State University Granted Tenure and Promotion: 2005 Spring 1999-2006 Acting I & II Beginning acting theory and technique; advanced acting theories, techniques & scene work. History & Literature I Dramatic literature/culture from Ancient Greece to early English Tudor Period. History & Literature IV Cross-cultural and post-colonial perspectives in contemporary theatre. Play Direction Capstone including principles of play direction, scene work, and one-act showcase. Playwriting Basic principles of dramatic writing; lab/workshop format. Solo Performance Seminar course exploring performance art theory and techniques in workshop format. Senior Theatre Seminar Course on post-graduation opportunities in theatre. Introduction to Theatre Dramatic literature survey course examining basic elements of theatre. Bodylore/Brainlore: Thinking with the Body Junior interdisciplinary seminar exploring mind/body connection through philosophy, sociology, and movement. SEE Program Summer 2000-2001, 2006 Truman State University Introduction to Theatre: Summer course sponsored by Multicultural Affairs helping minority/first-generation college students transition to college. Missouri-London Program Summer 2002 & 2005 Imperial University, London, England Three-week summer course with Missouri students in London, examining theatre and the collision of cultures through play viewings, museum visits, discussion. Joseph Baldwin Academy Summer 2003-2004 Truman State University Shakespeare: Three-week summer course with gifted junior high students, covering various lecture topics, projects, rehearsals and performance of scenes. AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST: Cross-cultural/intercultural theatre Nigerian Theatre and Film Devising oral history performance/Performance studies Women’s, GLBT, gender and racial issues in theatre history MEMBERSHIPS: Association for Theatre in Higher Education Theatre Communications Group Phi Kappa Phi Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY Columbus Community: • Facilitator: No Shame Theater, Writer’s Collective, August 2009-present • Phi Beta Delta, treasurer spring 2009-present • Page One Interviews: Ledger-Enquirer, March 2010. • Playwriting Workshop Facilitator: Georgia Thespian Conference, Feb. 2010 • Yoga Workshop Facilitator: Georgia Thespian Conference, Feb. 2010 • Conceiver/Director, Bibb City: Collected Lives from a Mill Town, June 2009 • Phi Kappa Phi volunteer, spring 2009 • Volunteer Instructor: basic yoga, Riverpark Campus, spring 2009 • Conceiver/Director, Westville: Collected Lives in History, 2008-2009 • Page One Interview Coach: Ledger-Enquirer, March 2007-2009 • Boal Workshop Facilitator: Georgia Thespian Conference, February 2009 • Boal Workshop Facilitator: CSU Writing Center Fellows, August 2008 • Co-president: Columbus Community Orchestra, 2007-2008 • Organizer: Lecture by Spanish Professor, Jose Barroso-Castro to accompany production of Blood Wedding, CSU Theatre Department, April 2008 • Organizer/Director: 365 Days/Plays, CSU Theatre Freestage, April 2007 • Career Day Presenter: Greenville Middle School, February 2007 Kirksville Community: • Volunteer Instructor: Yoga classes, Kirksville Arts Center, 2005-2006 • Board Member: Kirksville Arts Association, November 2003-2006 • • Job Shadow Participant: Linn County R-1 Schools, April 2000 Presenter, Missouri School-to-Work Program, December 1999 AWARDS, GRANTS and HONORS: 2009 Faculty Development Grant: International Conference in Nigeria 2009 Oxford/Berkeley Program Fellow 2009 Nominated: Faculty Research Award, College of Arts & Letters 2008-2009 ACFT Meritorious Achievement Award for Excellence in Directing 2008-2009 Cambridge Who’s Who 2008 Inducted: Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity 2008 Nominated: Outstanding Teacher of Writing Award 2008 Faculty Development & CIE Curriculum Grants: Nigeria 2008 Chancellor’s Award Recipient: Faculty Development Seminar to Nigeria 2007 Japanese Studies Institute Sasakawa Fellow 2006-2007 Who’s Who Among American Teachers and Educators COMMITTEE WORK: Columbus State University: Chair, Theatre Chair Search Committee, January 2010-present Faculty Senate, College of the Arts Representative, spring 2009-present Admissions Policy Committee, fall 2009-present Diversity Programs and Services Advisory Committee, fall 2009-present International Learning Community Sub-committee 2008-present CSU Honors Program, Liaison in Theatre 2008-2009 Art Department Photo Search, outside committee member, spring 2009 College of Arts and Letters Curriculum Committee 2006-2008 CSU International Play Competition Vetting Committee; Larry Corse Prize 2008 Servant Leadership Faculty Advisory Committee 2006-2008 Latin American Studies Sub-Committee 2006-2008 Truman State University: Intercultural Committee, Chair 2005-2006 Faculty Senate, Fine Arts Representative 2005-2006 Women’s and Gender Studies Committee 2001-2006 Advisor/Co-Advisor: Coalition for African-American Women 1999-2006 President’s Advisory Committee on Diversity within Community 2000-2003 Lyceum Committee 1999-2001 PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: Columbus State University: • Participant: CSU International Learning Community, 2007-present. • Coordinator: BA Program, CSU Theatre Department, 2006-present. • Designed/Implemented: new theatre history/BA curriculum, 2006-present. • Guest Lecturer: “Discovering the nature of knowledge & power/good & evil in Shakespeare’s plays,” five-course series, First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, GA, January-February 2010. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Participant: Lecture entitled “The Sentient Puppet” by Steve Whitmire, Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta, January 10, 2010. Designed: study abroad course to be offered in London, May 2010. Faculty Mentor: Kori Jackson’s Honor Thesis Defense, November 2009. Fellow: Oxford/Berkeley Program in Oxford, England, July 2009. Participant: Oral History Performances Workshop with Dr. Rebecca Kennerly, Columbus, GA, March 23, 2009. Professional theatre attended: Hamlet & Dr. Faustus, Shakespeare Tavern, Thirteenth of Paris, Horizon Theatre, Zora, 7 Stages in ATL, and Silent Night of the Lambs in New Orleans, 2009 Sponsor: Student Performances, CIE ILC Student Symposium, Dec. 2008. Presentation: QEP, “Rehearsing on Page,” November 2008. Presentation: International Faculty Development, “Nollywood: Film and the Death of Nigerian Theatre, “ November 2008. Certified: YogaFit Level 1; preparation to teach PEDS yoga, fall 2008 Participant: Faculty Development Seminar to Nigeria, May 2008. Professional theatre attended: Screwmachine/Eye Candy, Push Push Theatre, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Actor’s Express, Charm School, Horizon Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 2008 Sponsor: Student Dramaturgy Presentations, Student Colloq., April 2008. Attended: Georgia Thespian Conference, Jonesboro, GA, Feb. 2008. Participant: Collaborative Learning Book Study, Spring 2008. Faculty Liaison: Nominated performance artist, Roberto Sifuentes as CSU Amos Scholar; contact for his residency, October 2006-March 2008. Guest Lecturer: “Lorca’s Blood Wedding: Fantasy & Fascism,” threecourse series, First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, GA October 2007 Professional theatre attended: In the Heights and Gypsy, off-Broadway, Spring Awakening, Broadway, NYC, July 2007. Fellow: Japanese Studies Institute, San Diego, CA, June 2007. Professional theatre attended: 9 Parts of Desire, Horizon Theatre, Karibu, 7 Stages, Atlanta, GA, 2007. Attended: American College Theatre Festival, Americus, GA, Feb. 2007. Guest Lecturer: “Live Theater and Spirituality in Western Culture,” fivecourse series, First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, GA, October 2006 Attended: Georgia Theatre Conference, Macon, Georgia, October 2006. Prof. theatre attended: Pillowman, Actor’s Express, Atlanta, October 2006. Participant: Advising Workshop, October 2006. Participant: Peter Seldin’s workshop on Teaching Portfolios, Elizabeth Bradley Turner Center, September 2006. Truman State University: • Participant: Minnesota Fringe Festival; performed five-night run of Georgia Out Of My Mind, saw 14 fringe productions, August 2005. • Organizer/Fundraiser: Brought Judy Shepard to TSU to complement our production of The Laramie Project; arranged talkbacks on hate crimes. • • • • • • Visited: Athens, Greece and surrounding cities/islands to do extended research for THEA 371, History & Literature of Theatre I, June 2002. Visited: London; attended plays/visited museums, Summers ’01, '02, ‘05. Visited: Paris/Southern France; visited museums, Roman/Medieval ruins, Gothic/Romanesque cathedrals, Comedie de Francais, Summers ’01, ‘02. Participant: “Healing Vibrations: The Power of the Resonating Voice,” Workshop led by James D’Angelo, London, England, June 2001. Participant: Institute for Diversity Trainers Certification, National Conference on Race & Ethnicity, Santa Fe, NM, June 2000. Participant: Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop led by renowned theatre practitioner, Augusto Boal, University of Missouri at Columbia, Oct. 1999. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Selected Publications: Articles and Interviews Submitted: “Walking that Rickety Bridge: Cultural Ambivalence in What Mama Said, by Tess Onwueme.” Volume on the work of Tess Onwueme, edited by Dr. Maureen Eke, Nov. 2008. “No Simple Misogyny: The Shape of Gender in Selected Works of Neil Labute.” Neil Labute: A Casebook. Gerald Wood, editor. NY: Routledge, 2006. “Converting the Audience: A Conversation with Agnes Wilcox.” Feminist Teacher. 16:3 (Fall 2006): 225-237. “And Then She Said It: An Interview with Playwright Tess Onwueme.” Feminist Teacher. 14:1 (Winter/Spring 2002): 27-40. “Robbie McCauley: A Journey Toward Movement.” Theatre Journal. 52:4 (December 2000): 519-542. Selected Publications: Book Reviews Radical Acts: Theatre and Feminist Pedagogies of Change, edited by Ann Elizabeth Armstrong and Kathleen Juhl. Feminist Teacher. 19:3 (2009): 245-246. Positive/Negative: women of color and HIV/AIDS, by Imani Harrington & Chyrell D. Bellamy. Feminist Teacher. 14:3 (Winter/Spring 2003): 262. Conference Committee: International Planning Committee, International Conference, “Osonye Tess Onwueme: Staging Women, Youth, Globalization, and Eco-literature,” University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria, November 11 – 14, 2009. Selected Presentations: Accepted to Present: “Nollywood: The Impact of Film & Home Video on Nigerian Theater.” The Southeastern Theatre Conference. Theatre Symposium 2010 Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, April 9-11 2010 Presenter: "Capitalism as Religion: Parallels Between Nigeria and the U.S. in Tess Onwueme's No Vacancy and Riot in Heaven." Osonye Tess Onwueme: Staging Women, Youth, Globalization, & Eco-literature International Conference, University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria, November 11 – 14, 2009. Presenter: Professional Learning Unit Course for Teachers, Georgia Theatre Conference, Columbus, GA, October 2009. Presenter/Performer: “Saving Grace” for “Knock, Knock, Who’s There? Feminist Humor in Theatrical Performance.” Association for Theatre in Higher Education National Conference (ATHE), Denver, August 2008. Presenter: “Diversity and the Musical.” ATHE National Conference, Chicago, August 2006. Presenter: “Impacting Community: The Laramie Project.” ATHE International Conference, Toronto, Canada, July 2004. Presenter: “Performing Oral Histories: Connecting with the Other.” Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC), Chicago, IL, March 2004. Presenter, “Collected Lives: Memory in Motion; Building Diversity Through Performance” (w/TSU students), Association of American Colleges & Universities Diversity & Learning Conference, St. Louis, MO October 2002. Presenter, “Collected Lives: Memory in Motion; Building Diversity Through Performance” (w/TSU students), National Conference on Race and Ethnicity, New Orleans, LA, June 2002. Presenter, “Conceptual Focus of A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” (w/TSU graduate students), MATC, St. Louis, MO, March 2002. Presenter, “Realism at the End of the Century: Ibsen Closing the Door/Fornes Firing the Gun.” Midwest Modern Language Association Conference, Kansas City, MO, Nov. 2000. Presenter, “Directing Pedagogy in Space & Time: Sculpting Images, Stifling Words.” MATC, St. Louis, MO, March 2000. Presenter, “Cross(ing) Cultural Barriers: A University Production of Twilight.” ATHE International Conference, Toronto, July 1999. Selected Performances: Performer, Georgia Out Of My Mind, an original play by Daryl Lisa Fazio, Minnesota Fringe Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 2005. Performer, Greyhounds, an original play by Daryl Lisa Fazio, Truman State University, August 2004 Performer, Dutchman, Black History Month Celebration, Truman State University, February 2000. Performer/Chair, “Transgressing the Pale: Speaking Whiteness.” National Communication Association Conference, New York City, November 1998. Performer, El Mexterminator, Docent for Guillermo Gomez-Pena and Roberto Sifuentes, Bowling Green State University, April 1998. Performer, Fragments and Phrases, Theatre Labyrinth (now Wishhounds), Cleveland, Ohio, August 1997. Selected Directing: Conceiver and Director, Perspectives: The Human Factor, May 2010 Director, Cloud Nine, Columbus State University, November 2009. Conceiver and Director, Bibb City: Collected Lives from a Mill Town, June 2009 Director, Machinal, Columbus State University, April 2009. Conceiver and Director, Westville: Collected Lives in History, Fall 2008 Director, Blood Wedding, Columbus State University, April 2008 Director, Gravedigger’s Tango, winner Corse Play Competition and World Premiere, Columbus, State University, February 2007 Director, Violet: A Musical, Truman State University, April 2006 Director, Psycho Beach Party, Truman State University, April 2005 Director, The Laramie Project, Truman State University, February 2004 Director, Lysistrata, Truman State University, February 2003 Director, Collected Lives: Memory in Motion, Various Venues, 2001-2002 Director, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Truman State University, April 2002 Director, Once On This Island, Truman State University, February 2001 Director, The Conduct of Life, Truman State University, November 1999 Consulting Work: Acting workshop for Simulated Patients Program, A.T. Still University, Kirksville, Missouri, December 2000. References available upon request.