Professor of Theatre
Ripon College
300 Seward Street
Ripon, WI 54971
(920) 748-8136

E-mail: HillK@ripon.edu

Education

• M.F.A., Trinity University
• B.A., Kalamazoo College

Awards and Honors

• Kennedy Center ACTF Certificate of Merit for scene design, 2001
• Severy Teaching Award, Ripon College, 2000
• Curriculum Development Grant for Children's Theatre, 2000
• Alliance for Wisconsin Theatre Education award for "Outstanding Leadership in the Advancement of Theatre Education in Wisconsin," 1997

Areas of Interest

• Actor training
• Theatre teacher training
• Children's theatre
• Design
• Voice
• Direction

Recent Publications

• Published "Wisconsin State Standards for Theatre Education," 1998
• Video: "From the Stage to the Classroom," 1997

Recent Productions

• Guest director, St. Croix Valley Summer Theatre, 2002
• "Story Theatre," director, 2002
• "The Bakkhai," scenery and property designer/technical director, 2001
• "Escape from Happiness," scenery and costume/technical director, 2001
• "As You Like It," director, costume and properties director, 2000
• "The Crucible," director, costume designer, 1999
• "School for Scandal," scenery and property designer/technical director, 1999
• Founder/artistic director, Ripon Summer Players, 1996-2002

Current Courses Taught

• Introduction to Theatre
• Children's Theatre
• Acting II - Auditioning
• Acting Lab
• Production Lab
• Oral Interpretation
• Teaching of Theatre
• History of Theatrical Styles
• Directing