Eric W. Trumbull

EDUCATION
Ph.D.,    Theatre                                   1991                                             M. A., Theatre and Communication Arts  1983
University of Maryland, College Park                                                         University of Maryland, College Park
  Dissertation: "Musicals of the American Workers'                                                              Thesis: "Original Musicals of the Federal Theatre
  Theatre Movement, 1928-1941:Propaganda and                                                                   Project :Relief, Relevance, and Regionalism"
  Ritual in Documents of a Social Movement"                                                                        Thesis advisor: Dr. Ronald O'Leary
  Dissertation Advisor:Dr. Roger Meersman

B. S., Speech and Theatre Education   1979                                              Diploma, Acting                                      1972
Frostburg State College,Frostburg, Maryland                                            American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York
  Cum laude, English minor                                                                          Intensive two-year acting program

TEACHING EXPERIENCE -- Full-Time Positions
Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA
Professor                           1996-present                                                Fundamentals of Acting I and II, TheatreWorkshop
Associate Professor          1992-1996                                                   Introduction to Theatre, Directing I
Assistant Professor          1990-1992                                                    Theatre History, Special Topics in Theatre
Directed and coordinated theatre productions                                           Introduction to Speech Communication
and activities, developed active theatre program                                        Public Speaking
Faculty advisor of drama club
Developed Introduction to Theatre class to be taught entirely on the internet: http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/spd130et/sum02+/
Developed computer conferencing module as teaching tool, taught theatre classes by compressed video

Morris College, Sumter, SC
Assistant Professor           1988-1990                                                   Introduction to Theatre, Broadcast Announcing 
Coordinated speech and directed speech lab                                           Voice and Diction, Public Speaking
Coordinated and directed freshman drama                                               Speech and Voice Improvement 
productions and activities
Faculty member of Learners' Assistance Program (federally-funded educational program)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE -- (Part-Time Positions)
Introduction to Theatre                              -- Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg, VA (Internet class)
                                                                 -- University of Maryland (College Park)
                                                                 -- Pennsylvania State University (Delaware County)
                                                                 -- Midlands Technical College (Columbia, SC)
                                                                 -- Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA

Dramatic Theory and Criticism
Theatre History                                          -- University of the Arts, Philadelphia

Dramatic Literature                                    -- Mary Washington College

The Art of Film                                          -- Germanna Community College

Extensive experience since 1983 teaching various courses in theatre and speech at colleges and universities in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Virginia; detailed résumé of part?time teaching experience available

PAPERS / PRESENTATIONS

"TWT: Teaching with Technology, " Co-Chair
Panel presentation/discussion at Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference, Chicago, 2001

"Lyrical Leftism in 1930's Workers' Musicals"
Panel presentation with Perry Bruskin (original member of the workers' theatre movement of the 1930's) at the East Central Theatre Conference, Baltimore, 1997

"With Powerful Melody."  Northern Virginia Review 8 (Fall 1993) "`Add a strike to all our troubles': `Powerful Melody' in Musicals of the American Workers' Theatre Movement During the Early Depression Era, 1929-1933"
     Paper presented at Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference, Chicago, 1994

"Using E-Mail in the Teaching of Theatre"
     Panel presentation at Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference, San Francisco,1995

"Putting the Community on Stage:Community Prima-Donnas, Community Stage mothers, Community children"
"Dramatic Interactions Between Communities--Making Connections: Children's Theatre in Elementary Schools"     
     Panel presentations at Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference, Chicago, 1997

TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
1983-985
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
      Doctoral Program
      Department of Communication Arts and Theatre
                             Introduction to Theatre            Creative Expression              Acting Fundamentals

1981-983
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
     Masters Program
     Department of Communication Arts and Theatre
                            Acting Fundamentals                Introduction to Theatre        American Theatre
                            Stagecraft                                Fundamentals of Speech Communication

ACTING EXPERIENCE

2002-2003 -- "Dr. Grimwig" -- Oliver!
Riverside Dinner Theatre, Fredericksburg, VA

Trained and experienced actor and director of theatrical productions;
résumé of semi-professional and amateur acting experience available

DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
Macbeth, Lysistrata (2003), Black Comedy (2002), The Cradle Will Rock, How I Learned to Drive (2001), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2000), The Night of The Iguana, 110 In The Shade (1999), Three Sisters (1998), Rumors, The Children's Hour (1997), As You Like It , Man of La Mancha (1996), Cloud Nine, She Loves Me , James and the Giant Peach (1995), Good Woman of Setzuan (1994), Picnic (1993), The Crucible (1992), The Water Engine (1991)
                                                                                                                   Northern Virginia Community College
"Roomers" (1991), "Sorry, Wrong Number," "The Dumb Waiter," (1998)    Northern Virginia Community College
"Trifles"                                                                                                       Northern Virginia Community College (1994)
                                                                                                                    and Morris College (1990)
"Impromptu"                                                                                               Morris College (1989)
"Trevor"                                                                                                      Northern Virginia Community College (1994)
                                                                                                                     and Frostburg State College (1977)
American Buffalo                                                                                    Gallery Theatre, Univ. of Maryland (1982)
The Mouse That Roared                                                                          Beall High School (1980)
"The Brave Little Tailor"                                                                              Frostburg State College (1979)
South Pacific                                                                                            Frostburg Community Theatre (1978)
"Answers"                                                                                                   Frostburg State College (1977)

TECHNICAL THEATRE EXPERIENCE
Lighting Designer for Tango                                        Frostburg State College
Light Board Operator for Hot l Baltimore                 Frostburg State College
Set construction, running crew, lighting technician         Frostburg State College, University of Maryland, Frostburg                                                                                         Community Theatre, Prince George's Publick Playhouse

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
1984-1985
Prince George's Community College, Largo, Maryland
          Director of box office/campus publicity, narrated voice-overs for publicity slide presentation

GRANTS
1993 -- Computer Conferencing in the Classroom, grant to explore e-mail and computer conferencing
1995 -- Theatre as an Inter-Disciplinary Course, Virginia Community College System grant
1999 -- Sloan Project grant to develop Internet theatre course
2001 -- Community-based Theatre of Social Concern, Virginia Community College System grant

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
Annual Adjudicator, high school one-act play festivals
Dramaturg/Consultant for production of Pins and Needles, Washington Jewish Theatre, Rockville, Maryland, 1989
Semi-finalist, Irene Ryan Scholarship Acting Competition, 1978
Best Actor Award, Frostburg State College 1977
Adjudicator for the Theatre as a Liberal Art Forum, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, 1994-97

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association for Theatre in Higher Education