Immediate Past Vice President (Conference 2008)

Immediate Past Vice President (Conference 2008)
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David Kaye serves as the head of Acting and Directing for the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of New Hampshire. He has served ATHE in several capacities including MAL-Finance and Focus Group Rep for the Acting Program. In addition to teaching acting, directing and play writing at UNH he co-founded WildActs, The UNH Theatre for Social Justice Theatre Troupe. He has worked throughout the US as a professional actor, director, and designer for such companies as the Texas Shakespeare Festival, the Maine Shakespeare Theatre at Monmouth, the National Theatre of the Performing Arts in NYC, Boston Chamber Theatre, and Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, TX. David has previously worked as Artistic/Producing Director of the Hackmatack Playhouse, the Maine Stage Company, and New York City's Julian Acting Company. He is a produced and published playwright, and was awarded the Zornio Playwriting Prize in 1998. He has written, directed and produced films, documentaries, and television programs for broadcast on PBS. He has been author and co-author of several articles on acting and other related topics. He has made numerous presentations at conferences and workshops both nationally and internationally in subjects ranging from "Active Play Writing" to "New Clown" work. Before joining the UNH Faculty in 1996, David was the Director of Theatre at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. David is a graduate of the MFA professional theater-training program at Brandeis University. 

The Immediate Past Vice President (Conference) chairs the Committee on Conferences.