Faculty and Staff
Amelia Barrett
Assistant Professor, Theater
Tel.: (630) 942-2100
Fax: (630) 942-3490
Room: AC 114
e-mail: barrett@cod.edu
Areas of Research Interest:
• Acting, Movement and Vocal Theory
• 20th Century Theatre History and Criticism
• Interdisciplinary Approaches to Theatrical Education
Recent Courses Taught:
• Acting I
• Improvisational Acting
• Co-operative Advisor for Walt Disney Program
Current Projects:
• Directing for Robin Hood - summer 2006
• Directing The Glory of Living - fall 2006
• Acting in Norises Off - spring 2007
Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books:
• Regular contributor to Subtext, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's newsletter
• On going presentations to community groups on behalf of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
• A Money Bag, A Mirror, and A Man: Transactions in Brecht's Man is Man, Theatre Insight: volume two, spring 1990
• An Evaluation and Preparation For Two Roles, University of Texas at Austin, May 1989
Acting Ensemble Member of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble:
Temporary Help, Lost in Yonkers, The Guys, A Streetcar Named Desire, Jack & Jill; I Hate Hamlet; Hamlet; Picasso at the Lapin Agile; Warrior; Look Homeward, Angel; Frankie & Johnny in the Claire de Lune; The Mousetrap; The Real Inspector Hound; Noises Off; Under Milkwood; When I was a Girl I used to Scream and Shout and
Directing for Buffalo Theatre Ensemble:
Middle Ages, The Lonesome West, The Baltimore Waltz.
Directing for College Stageworks and Actors Theatre in the Studio:
Lucky Stiff, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Alabama Rain, As You Like It, Godspell, The Philadelphia Story, What She Found There and Heartland.
Past work with numerous theatres including:
American Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland; Bailiwick; Cactus Theatre; City Lit; Cloud 42; Drury Lane; Elliot's Rock; Idaho Repertory Theatre; Posse Theatre; New Mexico Repertory Theatre; Stage Left and Talisman Theatre. Film appearances in: For The Art; Fugue; Negative Space; Two Countries; Your Own Best Enemy and Academy Award Winning Short Film: Travel Wear.
Education:
M.F.A. Acting and Theory & Criticism, Graduating with honors from the University of Texas at Austin
B.F.A. Acting, Graduating with honors from the College of Santa Fe
Awards and Recognitions:
• Associate Artistic Director, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
• Who's Who Among America'a Teachers, 2005 and 2006
• Member of Actor's Equity Association
• Member of Screen Actor's Guild
• Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival Adjudicator
• Member of the Theatre Communications Group
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Austin Circle of Theatres Award for Best Actress: 1989 - Anna Christie
• Hanna Scholarship : University of Texas at Austin
• Morton Brown Scholarship: University of Texas at Austin
• Greer Garson Scholarship: College of Santa Fe
• Who's Who Among Students in American
• Universities and Colleges, 1985