About the Director
Dr. Converse is a professor of theatre in the Department of Theatre and Dance, where he teaches all levels of Directing, Contemporary World Theatre, and Introduction to Theatre. He holds an M.F.A. in directing from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in theatre arts from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Dr. Converse is the author of Directing for the Stage: A Workshop Guide of Creative Exercises and Projects. The only exercise-driven training guide on the market, it provides a progressive series of practical, challenging, and eye-opening exercises.
Dr. Converse has created innovative Web and e-mail-based programs to supplement and further intensify the interactive learning process.
Recent WSU productions directed by Dr. Converse include:
- The Golden Age
- A Lie of the Mind
- Tales of the Lost Formicans
- Death and the King's Horseman
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Macbeth
- Dancing at Lughnasa
- A Flea in Her Ear
- Equus
Additionally, Dr. Converse has directed works for the Long Beach Grand Opera, the Guthrie Other Place Theatre, the Arkansas Arts Center, Cherry County Players, Peninsula Players, and Theatre by the Sea.
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