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Dr. Michael L. Counts is Professor of Theatre and Director of the
Harlequin Theatre. He holds a Ph.D.
in Theatre from the Graduate School and University Center of the City University
of New York,
an M.A. in Theatre from Hunter College, and a B.A. in Theatre from
Pace University. He teaches acting, directing, playwrighting, American film,
Dramatic Literature, and a Nichols London Theatre Tour. He has worked in new York City as a professional actor, director, and playwright in theatre, film, and television. Professor Counts is a member of the following professional unions: American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, and the Dramatists Guild. Academic Associations include the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (medallion for service), the Association of Theatre in Higher Education, and the Society for Theatre Research. He is editor of The Players Journal, which is devoted to writings on the teaching and practice of acting. As a playwright, Professor Counts has had plays produced in New York City, and at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska, where his plays have been staged the last two years. He has published a book, Coming Home, and chapters in books on playwrights, and journal articles. |
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GARY MARCEL HARRIS is originally a native of upper East Tennessee and
Southwest Virginia. Educated as an undergraduate art major at the University of
the South (Sewanee) and holding advanced degrees from the University of
Tennessee-Knoxville, Mr. Harris has taught in the collegiate setting for 20
years. He serves the Harlequin Theatre as principal designer/technical director.
As an associate professor, he teaches a broad range of courses including theatre
history, gender studies, voice and diction, stagecraft, stage management and a
variety of design courses. Mr. Harris also serves Lyon College as the resident
faculty mentor of Spragins House, the learning community for freshman. He and
his family live in a home adjacent to the freshman quad. In his career as a designer for the academic and professional theatre, Mr. Harris has over one hundred and fifty productions to his credit. Among these is a pilot for the Public Broadcasting System, and designs for The Mockingbird Public Theatre, Nashville Academy Theatre, and the Florida Jewish Theatre and the Cumberland County Playhouse. He has designed two exhibit halls for the Old Independence Regional Museum, as well. His artwork was most recently exhibited at the American Men’s Studies Tenth Annual Conference in Nashville at the Vanderbilt Divinity School. Mr. Harris is a member of numerous professional organizations including the National Academic Advising Association, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology-Southwest Theatre Association and the Southeastern Theatre Conference. He is past president of the Tennessee Theatre Association and has serves as editor for two regional professional publications. |
