Dr. Adrianne Harrop
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OFFICE: Th Arts 120
PHONE: (310) 434-4320
EMAIL: harrop_adrianne@smc.edu
OFFICE HOURS: 5:30-6:30p TTh, 1 hr electronic
DR. ADRIANNE HARROP has extensive experience as a director and choreographer, not only at SMC but at colleges and universities worldwide. She has directed more than 40 plays at SMC and dozens more at universities and theatres from Hollywood to England. She also has extensive choreographing experience and has many equity acting credits in productions throughout the country. She counts as the highlights of her directing career the SMC productions of "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Passion" and "Vanya" which she co-wrote and which went to the regional festival of KC/ACTF, but says, "My greatest production is my son Nicolas."
She was one of the first recipients of the Excellence in Theatre Education Award for the western region, given by the KC/ACTF.
Education
B.A. University of Iowa Theatre Arts
M.F.A. Stanford University, California Acting/Directing
M.B.A Pepperdine University, California Business Administration
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara Theatre History
PostDoc University of BENIN
Membership
Actor's Equity Union, 25 years
Previous teaching positions
University of Southern California
Virginia Tech University
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara City College
Crew-Alsager College (England)
University of Benin (Nigeria)
University of Surrey / Conservatoire (England) - guest lecturer
Tulane University
FALL 2010
TA 5 History 12:45a-2:05p TTh Th Arts 102 syllabus
TA 41 Acting I 7-10:05p Tues Th Arts 102 syllabus Favorite Sayings
TA 43 Acting, Historical Styles 2:15-5:20p TTh Th Arts 101 syllabus
TA 50
Adv Prod, Full Play Rehearsal
schedule
The Importance of
Being Earnest
