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Amanda Petefish-Schrag
Associate Professor
Education
- M.F.A. Directing; Minnesota State University
- B.A. Theatre Arts; University of Minnesota
Courses Taught
- Acting
- Advanced Acting
- Acting Period Styles and Techniques
- Theatre Voice and
Movement
- History of Theatre I
- History of Theatre II
- Theatre Appreciation
- Fundamentals of Oral Communication
Academic Interests
- Actor
Training
- Developing the Collaborative Artist
- Playwriting
- Puppetry
Scholarly Activity
Recent Directing
- The Tempest - Northwest Missouri State University, 2011
- Man of Steel - Kansas
City Fringe Festival, 2011
- A Christmas Carol - Northwest
Missouri State University, 2010
- Eurydice - Northwest Missouri State University, 2010
- Tartuffe - Northwest Missouri State University, 2010
Recent Playwriting
(Produced)
- "The God of Animal
Planet" - Walking the Wire - Riverside
Theatre, Iowa City, 2011
- "Memo from My
Father" - The Love That Changed My Life - Forward
Theatre Company, Madison, WI, 2011
- Supergirls! Tales of
Life, Love and Captain Nebraska - Northwest Missouri State; Bethel College, Kansas; Freeman Academy
Performing Arts Series, South Dakota 2009-11
Recent Playwriting
(Published)
- Shakespeare on the
Green: Fun, Frantic and Slightly Fractured Introductions to Shakespeare
Plays. (Co-Authored with Ben
Schrag) Playscripts, Inc., New York,
2009
- The Imaginary Invalid:
A Dramatical Primer (Co-Authored
with Ben Schrag) Playscripts, Inc., New
York, 2010
Recent Conference Presentations
- "Training the Actor-Collaborator." Mid-America Theatre Conference, 2011
- "Developing the "X-factor": Fostering Professionalism and Character through Internship
and Practica Experiences", 4th
Annual Conference on Applied Learning in Higher Education, 2009
- "Taming the Diva Personality: Strategies for Developing
Professionalism and Character in Student Actors", Region 5 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, 2009
Student Group Advisement
Other Professional Experiences
- Theatre Northwest Artistic Director
- Kennedy
Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 5 Professional Auditions
Co-Coordinator
- Kennedy Center National Teaching Artist Grant Recipient
- 2010 Missouri Governor's Award for Excellence in Education
