Professor of 剧院
Chair of the 剧院 and 跳舞 Department

教学领域

剧院

教育

• MFA, Interdisciplinary 艺术, Goddard College
• MA, 莎士比亚 Institute, Birmingham University, UK
• BA, University of Iowa

联系

• 618.374.5411
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"The classroom is one of the most creative and stimulating environments for me, and training young theatre artists is incredibly rewarding."

Chrissy Calkins Steele teaches acting, 的声音, 运动, 莎士比亚, and First Year Experience classes; directs productions; and co-leads the United Kingdom Abroad focused on 莎士比亚. She is a Designated Linklater Teacher of 的声音 for actors, and she is training in the Miracle Ball Method and the Michael Chekhov acting technique. 作为一名演员, she has performed with numerous companies, including Chicago 莎士比亚 剧院, 移动的码头, Absolute 剧院, Wisdom Bridge, Ivanhoe 剧院, ChicSpeare, and the Iowa 莎士比亚 Project. She is a founding member of Bankside Repertory 剧院 Company based in Alton, IL. She was also a workshop and residency artist for many social service and educational organizations in Chicago, including Urban Gateways and Lutheran Social Services.

Scholarly Interests

• Interdisciplinary approaches to 莎士比亚
• Voice for the actor (Linklater)
• Physical alignment and 运动 (Eginton; Miracle Ball Method)
• Chekhov acting technique
• Creative process

Contributions to Field

• Founding and ensemble member of Kaleidoscope Children’s 剧院 Company, Chicago
• Associate artistic director for 艺术/Lanes Productions in Chicago, 发展中, 导演, and acting in productions of 莎士比亚 for student audiences
• Artistic associate with 移动的码头 剧院 Company, Chicago
• Founding and company member of Bankside Repertory 剧院 Company, Alton, IL

奖

• Horace Edwin Harper Jr. and Evelyn Wright Harper Award for Teaching Excellence, 2018
• Certificate of Merit for Direction, Titanic: The Musical, Kennedy Center/American College 剧院 Festival (KCACTF), 第三区域, 2014

Memberships and Affiliations

• Voice and Speech Trainers Association
• Association for 剧院 in Higher 教育
• Phi Beta Kappa, University of Iowa

Presentations and Performances

• “莎士比亚’s Language in Performance,” KCACTF, 第三区域: 2009, 2013,  Region V: 2011.
• “The Actor’s Warm-Up,” KCACTF, 第三区域, 2015. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (on line), 2021 (on line), 2022
• “Unlocking 莎士比亚’s Language,“KCACTF, 第三区域, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (on line), 2021 (on line), 2022
• Roles with numerous regional theatre companies:  Alton, IL; Chicago, IL; St Louis, MO; Des Moines, IA.

Chrissy Steele CV