Amelia Barrett
Professor
Theater
barrett@cod.edu(630)942-2100
MAC 186D
Professor room number
Office Hours
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, MAC186D 10:00-12:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, Thursday, MAC186D 11:00-12:15 p.m.
Areas of Research Interest
- Acting, Movement and Vocal Theory
- 20th Century Theatre History and Criticism
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Theatrical Education
Courses Taught
- Acting I
- Improvisational Acting
- Theatre Appreciation
Projects
- Directing A Christmas Carol, College Theater November 2012
- Directing The Underpants, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble January 2013
- Directing Love’s Labour’s Lost, College Theater April 2013
Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books
- Regular contributor to Subtext, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's newsletter
- On-going presentations to community groups on behalf of College Theater and 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
- The Lady with the Answers
- Moon Over Buffalo
- Frankie & Johnnie in the Claire de Lune
- A Coupla’ White Chicks Sitting Around Talking
- 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
- The Mousetrap
- The Real Inspector Hound
- Noises Off
- Under Milkwood
- When I was a Girl I used to Scream and Shout
Directing for Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
- Tuesdays with Morrie
- I Was A Beautiful Day
- The Woman in Black
- Seascape With Sharks and Dancer
- The Baltimore Waltz
- The Lonesome West
- The Middle Ages
Directing for College Theater
- One Two…What comes next?
- Recent Tragic Events
- Sleeping Beauty
- Dark Play
- Dracula
- Of Mice and Men
- A Christmas Carol
- Alice in Wonderland
- Disco Pigs
- Aladdin
- The Glory of Living
- Robin Hood
- Lucky Stiff
- Alabama Rain
- As You Like It
- Godspell
- The Philadelphia Story
- What She Found There
- Heartland
Past Theater Work
- 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
- Talisman Theatre
Film and Television Appearances
- Talk Soup
- For The Art
- Fugue
- Negative Space
- Two Countries
- Your Own Best Enemy
- Academy Award Winning Short Film: Travel Wear
Education
- Graduate Laban Certificate in Movement Analysis, Columbia College Chicago
- 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’s Teachers
- Member of Actors’ Equity Association
- Member of Screen Actors’ Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
- 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
