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Rob Barron
Associate Professor
Theatre
Division of Humanities and the Arts
Office: Compton-Goethals 311
Phone: 212-650-7043
E-mail: rbarron@ccny.cuny.edu
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About Rob Barron
Teaching Philosophy
First of all, I love to teach. I also love my work as a Director and Playwright, but I have always had a great passion for teaching, because I believe that great teaching is about helping others to discover. It is about the discovery of the world outside of ourselves, as well as the worlds within us. Sometimes it’s about introducing someone to material that they’ve never encountered before: a great play; an unconventional solution; or a new way of looking. And sometimes, it’s offering the craft that will open up the emotional life of an actor, or empowering an artist with the techniques that will nurture their expression and creativity.
Those of us who work in the theatre are privileged – maybe ‘lucky’ is a better word – in that everything we experience in Life has the potential to make us better artists, as long as we are willing to have open hearts and open minds, and then to apply what we see, feel and do to our work.
Life experience; rigorous training; and an open spirit: that’s part of what I bring to my classroom; as well as a sense of dedication, fun, knowledge and high expectations.
Education
The Yale School of Drama (M.F.A.)
Brown University (B.A.)
The Phillips Exeter Academy
Professional Associations
The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Member;
The Actors Studio, Member;
Two Beans Productions, Artistic Director;
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NY Chapter):
The Acting Workshop, Former Director;
Procter and Gamble Daytime Television (NY), Former Associate Manager of Writer Development;
Soho Repertory Theatre, Former Director of Play Development;
The Yale Cabaret, Former Artistic Director;
The Ensemble Company for the Performing Arts (CT), Former Artistic Director;
American Kaleidoscope Theatre (NY), Former Literary Manager;
Circle Repertory Theatre (NY): The Directors Lab, Former member.
Courses Regularly Taught
Acting 1, 2 and 3
Directing 1 and 2
Playwriting
Publications
Directing Experience (Partial List)
Yale Repertory Theatre
DINOSAURS (Premiere)
The Studio Theatre (Washington, DC)
THE COMMON PURSUIT
THE AMERICAN PLAN
Theatreworks USA
ROMEO AND JULIET
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
LES MISÉRABLES
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
LITTLE WOMEN
TREASURE ISLAND
THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER,
CHARLOTTE'S WEB
RAMONA QUIMBY
THE BOXCAR CHILDREN
MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL
FERDINAND THE BULL
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Philadelphia Festival Theatre For New Plays
THE INUIT
Gene Frankel Theatre (NY) &
The Adrienne Theatre (PA)
BEEN SO LONG (American Premiere)
White River Theatre Festival (VT)
THE SNOW QUEEN
COME UP AND SEE ME SOMETIME: AN EVENING WITH MAE WEST
Iowa Playwrights Festival & Marin Theatre Company (CA)
DARK LAUGHTER (Premiere)
Theatreworks / Colorado
DRACULA
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE
The Mountain Playhouse (PA)
GODSPELL
THE SECRET GARDEN
INCORRUPTIBLE
TOM, DICK AND HARRY
The Negro Ensemble Company
THE JEROME WASHINGTON PROJECT
Lucille Lortel Theatre (NY)
ROMEO AND JULIET
Soho Repertory Theatre
YES IS FOR A VERY YOUNG MAN
MONTREAL
The Actors Studio
A PRAYER IN A BAR (Premiere)
THUGS (Premiere)
MAKE UP YOUR MIND (Premiere)
THE CONFESSION (Premiere)
A KIND MAN AND A GOOD LOVER (Premiere)
Two Beans Productions/National Tours
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY
WINNIE-THE-POOH
The West Bank Café
THE LIZZIE BORDEN FAMILY VAUDEVILLE SHOW
Dixon Place
COYOTES IN NEW YORK
Circle Repertory Theatre Lab
THE RAPTURE TWO-STEP
WEEKEND
NYU Festival of New Plays
LAST TANGO IN POMPEII
WILDFIRE
Brown Summer Theatre (RI)
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN
THE PERFECT PARTY
WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW
AS IS
IT'S ONLY A PLAY
BEAU JEST
THE IMMIGRANT
Yale University
THE LIFE OF GALILEO
The Yale Cabaret
SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO
GOT TO GO MOSCOW!
GARBO SPEAKS
The City College of New York
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
THE FULL MONTY
ELECTRICIDAD
FANSHEN
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA
ANGELS IN AMERICA
Fairleigh Dickinson University
CAROUSEL
BETRAYAL
PYGMALION
INDIANS
HAIR
BOY GETS GIRL
THE SHAPE OF THINGS
THE GOOD DOCTOR
THE GRADUATE
WAITING FOR LEFTY
PLAYWRITING EXPERIENCE
EXCAVATION
The Directors Company
2012 Semi Finalist, National Playwright's Conference
2012 Finalist,Dayton Playhouse FutureFest
Jewel Box Theatre (Oklahoma City, OK)
THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD
The Mountain Playhouse
THE ROAD TO WASHINGTON
The Mountain Playhouse
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
The Mountain Playhouse
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER AND HUCKLEBERRY FINN
The Mountain Playhouse
FERDINAND THE BULL
Theatreworks USA
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Theatreworks USA
Maine State Theatre
Railroad Playhouse (Newburgh, NY)
LES MISÉRABLES
Theatreworks USA
RITA HAYWORTH: HOLLYWOOD GODDESS
Rick Hobard Productions
1919: A BASEBALL OPERA
Ensemble Studio Theatre (NY)
Ensemble Company for the Performing Arts
RECORDINGS
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Playbill Recordings)
Last Updated: 8/9/12
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