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Kevin Connell
Professor of Theatre Arts
email
212-774-0713

Degrees
B.F.A., The Ohio State University
M.F.A., University of California, San Diego

KEVIN CONNELL is currently a Professor of Theatre Arts at Marymount Manhattan College, where he serves as the President of the Faculty Council and Coordinator of Junior and Senior Acting. In the spring of 2008, he served as the College’s Acting Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs.

Directing credits include: Lawrence Dukore and Jim Campodonico’s new musical Virgin Territory (currently in development, NYC); Christopher Durang's Baby with the Bathwater (2007) for Ground UP Productions (NYC); Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliette (2007) for the Collective Company (NYC); Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband (2010), Marivaux’s The Triumph of Love (2009), Constance Cox’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime (2005) and Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals (2004) at the National Black Theatre/Take Wing and Soar Productions (NYC); J.B. Priestley’s Time and the Conways (2011), Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer (2009), Michael John LaChiusa's musical Hello Again (2008), Tennessee Williams' Approaching the End of a Summer and Edward Albee's Finding the Sun (2007), A.A. Milne’s The Ugly Duckling (2006), an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard II titled The Holy Terror (2005), James Valcq and Fred Alley's musical The Spitfire Grill (2003), Seneca’s Trojan Women (2002), Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (2001) and Tony Kushner’s Reverse Transcription (2000) all at Marymount Manhattan College. He performed in the play Temporarily Yours, (also playwright) at the 2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland). Additionally, Kevin has performed in productions at The National Theatre (London), La Jolla Playhouse (San Diego, CA), Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago, IL), TheatreWorks USA (NYC/Tour), The Wayside Theatre (Winchester, VA), TheatreFest, NJ (Montclair, NJ) and Pinewood Film Studios (London), among other credits. Kevin is co-adapting the stage version of Kathryn Harrison’s novel Exposure and his play The Holy Terror is published by Stage Voices Publishing (ASIN: B002VBWFFY). He attended The Ohio State University (B.F.A.) and the University of California, San Diego (M.F.A.).


2009-2010 Achievements in Scholarship and Service Productions Director, The Triumph of Love, by Marivaux, Take Wing and Soar Classical Lab Reading Series, The National Black Theatre, October 19, 2009. Director/Collaborator, Virgin Territory, Book & Lyrics by Lawrence Dukore, Music by James Campodonico (in development). Producer, Scherzo, Blueprint Theater Project (in development). College Service President of the Faculty Council. Coordinator, Junior/Senior Acting for the Department of Theatre Arts. Co-Coordinator, Drama Therapy Minor (w/ Judith Hanks, Associate Professor of Biology). Member, Academic Policy Committee. Member, Commencement Committee. Member, Honorary Degree Recipient Committee. Member, Watson Fellowship Selection Committee. Member, Middle States Steering Committee. Member, Middle States Working Group #4: Resources (Chair). Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Public Speaking. Member, Ad Hoc Governance Committee. Member, Musical Theatre Faculty Search Committee. Music Director for the Major Donor Dinner, President’s Medal Dinner, Baccalaureate & Commencement and Reunion 2010. Publication The Holy Terror: An Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard II. New York: Stage Voices Publishing. November 2009 (ASIN: B002VBWFFY). Other Scholarly Activities Conference: Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Fostering a Culture of Assessment (A Retreat for Campus Leaders), PACE University-Manhattan Campus, New York, April 15, 2010. Conference: Panel Member/Presenter, Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), “Risking Innovation,” New York, August 13-15, 2009. Presented paper titled “Working with Student Designers on Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer” on a panel, Collaboration for Directors and Designers. External Reviewer: Robert Roznowski, Assistant Professor and Head of Acting & Directing, Candidate for Tenure and Promotion, Dept. of Theatre, Michigan State University, September 2009. Co- Artistic Director, Blueprint Theater Project.

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2009-2010 Achievements in Scholarships and Service