Karen Erickson will be our speaker this coming Tuesday, February 6th. Karen’s background below does not take time from her presentation. Karen will speak with us about her experience working with Tennessee Williams at the Goodman Theater. Her extensive background includes that Karen is…
· working in professional theater as a playwright, director, Artistic Director and Producer over 35 years at such theaters as The Goodman Theater, The Center Theater, Trinity Square Ensemble Theater, The Playwrights Center, Pegasus Players, and Genesius Guild, a Is A Kennedy Center Teaching Artist, Workshop Leader, Speaker, and Consultant, for over 26 years.
· a Kennedy Center Teaching Artist, Workshop Leader, Speaker, and Consultant, for over 26 years.
· a former College and University Instructor in the areas of Drama, Interdisciplinary Arts and Education at such notable schools as Columbia College, Northwestern University, Loyola, and Eastern Illinois Universities. She studied theater at Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, and Second City in Chicago.
· has worked in all 50 States and Puerto Rico as well as in Europe and Central America with a recent consulting job in Malta as a consultant on using theater as a teaching tool in the classroom.
· has written 6 produced theatrical productions for professional theaters; has written 10 produced children and youth theater plays – some on tour for hundreds of performances.
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