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Kim McKean

Director
Director of Theatre

Associate Professor
Theatre and Dance

Office Building: Worrell Hall
Office Room: 114
Phone: (915) 747-5603
Email: kamckean@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

Kim McKean teaches beginning to advanced acting for the stage and screen, and is a professional and award winning actor and director. She is certified to teach the Meisner Technique.

Awards and Honors

Official Selection Austin Film Festival - Austin Film Festival (10/01/2022-10/31/2022)
Meritorious Achievement in Directing - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (05/18/2022)
Distinguished Achievement in Artistic Direction - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Distinguished Achievement in Direction - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Fesitval (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Hierarchy Smashing - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Modeling Advances in Red - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Outstanding Mentorship of Young Theatre Artists - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Special Achievement in Community Advocacy and Community Education - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Special Achievement in Virtual Community Engagement and Audience Development - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Invited Production Award - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (02/01/2021-02/28/2021)
National Director's Fellowship, Finalist - Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (04/01/2020-04/30/2020)
Best of 2019 Chicago Theatre - Picture This Post (12/01/2019-12/31/2019)
BEST OF BORDERPLEX Nominee THE ARRANGEMENTS - BorderScene Film Festival (09/24/2019)
Official Selection THE ARRANGEMENTS - Dumbo Film Festival (Brooklyn, NY) (08/01/2019-08/31/2019)
Official Selection The Arrangements - El Paso Film Festival (09/01/2018-09/30/2018)
Official Selection The Arrangements - Plaza Classic Film Festival Local Flavor Series (09/01/2018-09/30/2018)
Citizen Artist Award - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Honors Convocation, Special Recognition, Lydia - University of Texas at El Paso (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Outstanding Director of a Play - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Outstanding Performance and Production Ensemble - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Play - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Outstanding Production of a Play - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Invited Production Award - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
Irene Ryan Finalist - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
Richard A. Weaver Award - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
Excellence in Directing - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (03/01/2017-03/31/2017)
'BEST SHORT FILM' - 22ND ARCIPELAGO INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - ARCIPELAGO INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FEST (11/01/2014-11/30/2014)
Best Actress Midtown International Theatre Festival - Midtown International Theatre Festival (09/30/2013)
Best Actress New York International Film Festival in LA - New York International Film Festival in LA (07/01/2011-07/31/2011)

Education

MFA in Drama, University of California-Irvine (2012)
BA in Theatre, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2003)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Theatre - Direct play - Roe by Lisa Loomer (10/01/2022-03/31/2023). Stages. Houston, TX. Kim Mckean.
Other - Zoot Suit (10/01/2022-11/30/2022). Theatre: Intimacy Direction . Kim Mckean.
Theatre - Direct play - Borderline (08/01/2022-10/31/2022). University of Texas at El Paso. El Paso, TX. Kim Mckean.
Other - Into the Woods (04/01/2022-05/31/2022). Theatre: Intimacy Direction . UTEP Dinner Theatre. Kim Mckean.
Theatre - Direct play - Dance Nation (01/01/2022-04/30/2022). Univerity of Texas at El Paso. Kim Mckean.
Theatre - Direct play - ANN Film Version (10/01/2021-01/31/2022). Stages. Houston, TX . Kim Mckean.
Film/TV - Direction - MONAH (08/01/2021-10/31/2022). Direct Film . Austin, TX. Kim Mckean.
Theatre - Direct play - Tiny Beautiful Things (08/01/2021-12/31/2021). TheatreSquared . Kim Mckean.
Theatre - Direct play - Ash Tree by Georgina Escobar (05/01/2021-06/30/2021). Hartford Stage. Hartford, CT. Kim Mckean. Isabelle Rivera. Undergraduate.
Other - Film of ANN (10/01/2020-12/31/2020). Film Director. TheatreSquared . Kim Mckean.
Other - Reunión Revolución Radio (09/01/2020-09/30/2020). Radio Director. KTEP/State of the Arts. Kim Mckean.
Theatre - Direct play - Ann (02/19/2020-12/31/2020). TheatreSquared. Fayetteville, AR. Kim Mckean.
Theatre - Direct play - Monsters We Create (02/01/2020-12/31/2020). University of Texas at El Paso. El Paso. Kim McKean.
Other - Until Death Do Us Part (01/01/2020-12/31/2020). Film: Act in Film. El Paso, TX. Kim Mckean.
Theatre - Direct play - Love and Information (09/01/2019-10/31/2019). Trap Door Theatre. Chicago, IL . Kim Mckean.
Theatre - Perform - Of Muppets and Vampires (08/01/2019-12/31/2019). Association of Theatre in Higher Education . Orlando, FL. Kim Mckean.
Other - The Bunny King (01/01/2019-12/31/2019). Supporting Role, Independent Film . Trikast Pictures . El Paso, TX. Kim Mckean.
Theatre - Direct play - The Humans (11/01/2018-03/31/2019). University of Texas at El Paso. Kim Mckean.
Other - Femme Frontera (07/01/2018-10/31/2019). Film Festival Adjudicating. Femme Frontera. Kim Mckean.
Other - Rook (10/01/2017-11/30/2019). Supporting Role in Film. El Paso, TX . Kim Mckean.

Publications

REIMAGINING ACCESS AND REPRESENTATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS DURING QUARANTINE ETUDES 7 1 (2021), Adriana Dominguez, Kim Mckean, Georgina Hernandez.
REIMAGINING ACCESS AND REPRESENTATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS DURING QUARANTINE ETUDES (2021), Adriana Dominguez, Kimberly McKean, Georgina Escobar.
Developing Frontera Aesthetic through New Work Creation Theatre Topics/Johns Hopkins University Press 31 3 (2021), Kim McKean, Georgina Escobar, ADRIANA DOMINGUEZ.
Developing Frontera Aesthetic through New Work Creation Theatre Topics/Johns Hopkins University Press (2021), Kim Mckean, Georgina Hernandez, Adriana Dominguez.
Imaginative Collaboration: The Student Stage Manager and New Work Routledge (2021), Kim Mckean, Georgina Hernandez, Lindsay Hearon.

Presentations

Text as Purpose Panel Workshop: Using Text to Inform Creative Work (2022), Adriana Dominguez, Kim Mckean, Gregory Beam.
Artist Talk Back Borderline (2022), Kim Mckean.
Text As Purpose: Using Text to Inform Creative Work “Text as Purpose: using Text to Inform Creative Choices in Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information (2022), Volume El Paso, TX, Kim Mckean.
“Mom’s Home!: Parenting and Teaching Remotely During the Pandemic" (2021), Volume El Paso, TX, Melissa C. Warak, Penelope P. Espinoza, Fatima S. Masoud, Lucia Dura, Kim Mckean.
Reunión Revolución And Accidental Innovation: Utilizing Technology To Grow And Connect, Even In Quarantine (2021), Volume Melbourne, Australia , Adriana Domingez, Kim McKean, Georgina Escobar.
Reunión Revolución And Accidental Innovation: Utilizing Technology To Grow And Connect, Even In Quarantine (2021), Volume Melbourne, Australia, Adriana Dominguez, Kim Mckean, Georgina Hernandez.
Opportunity for Empathy: Best Practices in Teaching the Arts Online (2021), Adriana Dominguez, Kim Mckean, Georgina Hernandez, Tawanda Chabikwa.
Fostering Community Partnerships: Adapting the Festival Format to Radio in Partnership with NPR (2021), Kim Mckean.
Mom’s Home!: Parenting and Teaching Remotely During the Pandemic (2021), Kim L. McKean.
Opportunity for Empathy: Best Practices in Teaching the Arts Online (2021), Kim Mckean, Adriana Dominguez, Georgina Escobar, Tawanda Chabikwa.
Driving New Work: Innovative Experiment in Creating Original Work with Students (2020), Volume Detroit, MI, Adriana Dominguez, Kim Mckean, Georgina Hernandez.
Concentration in the Digital Acting Studio (2020), Volume virtual , Kim Mckean.
Driving New Work: Innovative Experiments in Creating Original Work with Students (2020), Volume Virtual , Kim Mckean.
PROTEST, JUSTICE, AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZING IN THEATRE:On the Transformative Impact of Developing Frontera New-work (2020), Volume Athens, Greece, Georgina Escobar, Adriana Dominguez, Kim Mckean.
Monsters We Create: A Frontera Funk Tale (2020), Volume UTEP, Adriana Dominguez, Kim Mckean, Georgina Hernandez.
Protest, Justice, and Transnational Organizing in Theatre: On the Transformative Impact of Developing Frontera New-Work (2020), Volume Athens, Adriana Dominguez, Kim Mckean.
Adjudicated Acting Exercise: Beyond Imagery, Endowing Text With Specificity and Meaning (2019), Volume Orlando, FL, Kim Mckean.
Meisner Work: Innovative Applications (2019), Volume Orlando, FL , Kim Mckean.
Voice work for Movers (2019), Volume El Paso, TX , Kim Mckean.

Grants

Masteclass from a Broken Angel Short Film
Paula Vogel Bake Off
Reunion Revolucion Latinx New Works Fest

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	25226
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	11737

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2023	THEA 2303 - Acting Fundamentals	24441	Syllabus
Spring 2023	THEA 4353 - Performance Capstone	25667	Syllabus
Spring 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	28059
Spring 2023	THEA 1303 - Voice and Speech I	24440	Syllabus
Fall 2022	THEA 3313 - Acting for Majors II	12408
Fall 2022	THEA 4307 - Acting for Majors III	18087
Fall 2022	THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera	18077
Fall 2022	THEA 4353 - Performance Capstone	18093
Spring 2022	THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera	26391
Spring 2022	THEA 3316 - Audition Techniques	24874
Spring 2022	THEA 4353 - Performance Capstone	28445
Fall 2021	THEA 3325 - Directing I	17704
Fall 2021	THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting	16730
Spring 2021	THEA 3304 - Acting for Majors I	26353	Syllabus
Spring 2021	THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera	27334	Syllabus
Spring 2021	THEA 4353 - Performance Capstone	29239	Syllabus
Spring 2021	THEA 4112 - Theatre Practicum V	21802	Syllabus
Spring 2021	THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI	22190	Syllabus
Fall 2020	THEA 4307 - Acting for Majors III	19060	Syllabus
Fall 2020	THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI	17748
Spring 2020	THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera	28923	Syllabus
Spring 2020	THEA 4317 - Acting Genres	26478	Syllabus
Spring 2020	THEA 4319 - Dialects for the Stage	29215	Syllabus
Spring 2020	COMM 4350 - Selected Topics	26640	Syllabus
Spring 2020	THEA 4111 - Theatre Practicum IV	29216	Syllabus
Spring 2020	THEA 4112 - Theatre Practicum V	29217	Syllabus
Spring 2020	THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI	29218	Syllabus
Spring 2020	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	27625
Spring 2020	THEA 3307 - Voice and Speech II	28925	Syllabus
Fall 2019	THEA 3325 - Directing I	19455	Syllabus
Fall 2019	THEA 4340 - Sel Topics in Drama/Theatre	19357	Syllabus
Fall 2019	THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting	17855	Syllabus
Fall 2019	THEA 4110 - Theatre Practicum III	19547	Syllabus Additional File
Fall 2019	THEA 4111 - Theatre Practicum IV	19005	Syllabus
Fall 2019	THEA 4112 - Theatre Practicum V	19006	Syllabus
Fall 2019	THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI	18995	Syllabus
Summer 2019	THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera	36199	Syllabus
Summer 2019	COMM 4350 - Selected Topics	36070	Syllabus
Summer 2019	THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI	36524	Syllabus
Spring 2019	THEA 3304 - Acting for Majors I	28651	Syllabus
Spring 2019	THEA 4317 - Acting Genres	27240	Syllabus
Spring 2019	COMM 4350 - Selected Topics	27487	Syllabus
Spring 2019	THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting	27638	Syllabus
Spring 2019	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	29023
Fall 2018	THEA 3304 - Acting for Majors I	17476	Syllabus
Fall 2018	THEA 3313 - Acting for Majors II	12955	Syllabus
Fall 2018	THEA 4307 - Acting for Majors III	16330	Syllabus
Fall 2018	THEA 3322 - Script Analysis	16325	Syllabus
Fall 2018	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	19103
Fall 2018	THEA 1303 - Voice and Speech I	12740	Syllabus
Spring 2018	THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera	28572	Syllabus
Spring 2018	THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera	29294	Syllabus
Spring 2018	THEA 2303 - Acting Fundamentals	24126	Syllabus
Spring 2018	THEA 4110 - Theatre Practicum III	29139	Syllabus
Spring 2018	THEA 4111 - Theatre Practicum IV	26606	Syllabus
Spring 2018	THEA 4112 - Theatre Practicum V	26654	Syllabus
Fall 2017	THEA 3313 - Scene Study II	13111	Syllabus
Fall 2017	THEA 4307 - Scene Study III	17121	Syllabus
Fall 2017	THEA 3322 - Script Analysis	17114	Syllabus
Fall 2017	THEA 4110 - Theatre Practicum III	16959	Syllabus
Fall 2017	THEA 4111 - Theatre Practicum IV	16114	Syllabus
Fall 2017	THEA 4112 - Theatre Practicum V	16944	Syllabus
Spring 2017	THEA 3304 - Scene Study I	22974	Syllabus
Spring 2017	THEA 4340 - Sel Topics in Drama/Theatre	28917	Syllabus
Spring 2017	THEA 4330 - Special Topics in Directing	29244
Spring 2017	THEA 4111 - Theatre Practicum IV	29242	Syllabus
Spring 2017	THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI	28916	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2023	THEA 2303 - Acting Fundamentals	24441	Evaluation
Spring 2023	THEA 1303 - Voice and Speech I	24440	Evaluation
Fall 2022	THEA 3313 - Acting for Majors II	12408	Evaluation
Fall 2022	THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera	18077	Evaluation
Spring 2022	THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera	26391	Evaluation
Spring 2022	THEA 3316 - Audition Techniques	24874	Evaluation
Fall 2021	THEA 3325 - Directing I	17704	Evaluation
Fall 2021	THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting	16730	Evaluation
Spring 2021	THEA 3304 - Acting for Majors I	26353	Evaluation
Spring 2021	THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera	27334	Evaluation
Fall 2020	THEA 4307 - Acting for Majors III	19060	Evaluation
Spring 2020	THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera	28923	Evaluation
Spring 2020	COMM 4350 - Selected Topics	26640	Evaluation
Spring 2020	THEA 3307 - Voice and Speech II	28925	Evaluation
Fall 2019	THEA 3325 - Directing I	19455	Evaluation
Fall 2019	THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting	17855	Evaluation
Summer 2019	COMM 4350 - Selected Topics	36070	Evaluation
Spring 2019	THEA 3304 - Acting for Majors I	28651	Evaluation
Spring 2019	THEA 4317 - Acting Genres	27240	Evaluation
Spring 2019	COMM 4350 - Selected Topics	27487	Evaluation
Spring 2019	THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting	27638	Evaluation

Bio

Kim McKean teaches beginning to advanced acting for the stage and screen, and is a professional and award winning actor and director. She is certified to teach the Meisner Technique.

Awards and Honors

Official Selection Austin Film Festival - Austin Film Festival (10/01/2022-10/31/2022)
Meritorious Achievement in Directing - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (05/18/2022)
Distinguished Achievement in Artistic Direction - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Distinguished Achievement in Direction - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Fesitval (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Hierarchy Smashing - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Modeling Advances in Red - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Outstanding Mentorship of Young Theatre Artists - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Special Achievement in Community Advocacy and Community Education - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Special Achievement in Virtual Community Engagement and Audience Development - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Invited Production Award - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (02/01/2021-02/28/2021)
National Director's Fellowship, Finalist - Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (04/01/2020-04/30/2020)
Best of 2019 Chicago Theatre - Picture This Post (12/01/2019-12/31/2019)
BEST OF BORDERPLEX Nominee THE ARRANGEMENTS - BorderScene Film Festival (09/24/2019)
Official Selection THE ARRANGEMENTS - Dumbo Film Festival (Brooklyn, NY) (08/01/2019-08/31/2019)
Official Selection The Arrangements - El Paso Film Festival (09/01/2018-09/30/2018)
Official Selection The Arrangements - Plaza Classic Film Festival Local Flavor Series (09/01/2018-09/30/2018)
Citizen Artist Award - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Honors Convocation, Special Recognition, Lydia - University of Texas at El Paso (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Outstanding Director of a Play - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Outstanding Performance and Production Ensemble - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Play - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Outstanding Production of a Play - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
Invited Production Award - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
Irene Ryan Finalist - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
Richard A. Weaver Award - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
Excellence in Directing - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (03/01/2017-03/31/2017)
'BEST SHORT FILM' - 22ND ARCIPELAGO INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - ARCIPELAGO INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FEST (11/01/2014-11/30/2014)
Best Actress Midtown International Theatre Festival - Midtown International Theatre Festival (09/30/2013)
Best Actress New York International Film Festival in LA - New York International Film Festival in LA (07/01/2011-07/31/2011)

MFA in Drama, University of California-Irvine (2012)
BA in Theatre, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2003)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Start Date

2022-10-01

End Date

2023-03-31

Type

Theatre - Direct play

Title

Roe by Lisa Loomer

Start Date

2022-10-01

End Date

2022-11-30

Type

Other

Title

Zoot Suit

Start Date

2022-08-01

End Date

2022-10-31

Type

Theatre - Direct play

Title

Borderline

Start Date

2022-04-01

End Date

2022-05-31

Type

Other

Title

Into the Woods

Start Date

2022-01-01

End Date

2022-04-30

Type

Theatre - Direct play

Title

Dance Nation

Start Date

2021-10-01

End Date

2022-01-31

Type

Theatre - Direct play

Title

ANN Film Version

Start Date

2021-08-01

End Date

2022-10-31

Type

Film/TV - Direction

Title

MONAH

Start Date

2021-08-01

End Date

2021-12-31

Type

Theatre - Direct play

Title

Tiny Beautiful Things

Start Date

2021-05-01

End Date

2021-06-30

Type

Theatre - Direct play

Title

Ash Tree by Georgina Escobar

Start Date

2020-10-01

End Date

2020-12-31

Type

Other

Title

Film of ANN

Start Date

2020-09-01

End Date

2020-09-30

Type

Other

Title

Reunión Revolución Radio

Start Date

2020-02-19

End Date

2020-12-31

Type

Theatre - Direct play

Title

Ann

Start Date

2020-02-01

End Date

2020-12-31

Type

Theatre - Direct play

Title

Monsters We Create

Start Date

2020-01-01

End Date

2020-12-31

Type

Other

Title

Until Death Do Us Part

Start Date

2019-09-01

End Date

2019-10-31

Type

Theatre - Direct play

Title

Love and Information

Start Date

2019-08-01

End Date

2019-12-31

Type

Theatre - Perform

Title

Of Muppets and Vampires

Start Date

2019-01-01

End Date

2019-12-31

Type

Other

Title

The Bunny King

Start Date

2018-11-01

End Date

2019-03-31

Type

Theatre - Direct play

Title

The Humans

Start Date

2018-07-01

End Date

2019-10-31

Type

Other

Title

Femme Frontera

Start Date

2017-10-01

End Date

2019-11-30

Type

Other

Title

Rook

Publications

REIMAGINING ACCESS AND REPRESENTATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS DURING QUARANTINE ETUDES 7 1 (2021), Adriana Dominguez, Kim Mckean, Georgina Hernandez.
REIMAGINING ACCESS AND REPRESENTATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS DURING QUARANTINE ETUDES (2021), Adriana Dominguez, Kimberly McKean, Georgina Escobar.
Developing Frontera Aesthetic through New Work Creation Theatre Topics/Johns Hopkins University Press 31 3 (2021), Kim McKean, Georgina Escobar, ADRIANA DOMINGUEZ.
Developing Frontera Aesthetic through New Work Creation Theatre Topics/Johns Hopkins University Press (2021), Kim Mckean, Georgina Hernandez, Adriana Dominguez.
Imaginative Collaboration: The Student Stage Manager and New Work Routledge (2021), Kim Mckean, Georgina Hernandez, Lindsay Hearon.

Presentations

Text as Purpose Panel Workshop: Using Text to Inform Creative Work (2022), Adriana Dominguez, Kim Mckean, Gregory Beam.
Artist Talk Back Borderline (2022), Kim Mckean.
Text As Purpose: Using Text to Inform Creative Work “Text as Purpose: using Text to Inform Creative Choices in Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information (2022), Volume El Paso, TX, Kim Mckean.
“Mom’s Home!: Parenting and Teaching Remotely During the Pandemic" (2021), Volume El Paso, TX, Melissa C. Warak, Penelope P. Espinoza, Fatima S. Masoud, Lucia Dura, Kim Mckean.
Reunión Revolución And Accidental Innovation: Utilizing Technology To Grow And Connect, Even In Quarantine (2021), Volume Melbourne, Australia , Adriana Domingez, Kim McKean, Georgina Escobar.

Masteclass from a Broken Angel Short Film
Paula Vogel Bake Off
Reunion Revolucion Latinx New Works Fest

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

25226

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

11737

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2023

Course

THEA 2303 - Acting Fundamentals

Section

24441

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

THEA 4353 - Performance Capstone

Section

25667

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

28059

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

THEA 1303 - Voice and Speech I

Section

24440

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

THEA 3313 - Acting for Majors II

Section

12408

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

THEA 4307 - Acting for Majors III

Section

18087

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera

Section

18077

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

THEA 4353 - Performance Capstone

Section

18093

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera

Section

26391

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

THEA 3316 - Audition Techniques

Section

24874

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

THEA 4353 - Performance Capstone

Section

28445

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

THEA 3325 - Directing I

Section

17704

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting

Section

16730

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

THEA 3304 - Acting for Majors I

Section

26353

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera

Section

27334

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

THEA 4353 - Performance Capstone

Section

29239

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

THEA 4112 - Theatre Practicum V

Section

21802

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI

Section

22190

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

THEA 4307 - Acting for Majors III

Section

19060

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI

Section

17748

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera

Section

28923

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

THEA 4317 - Acting Genres

Section

26478

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

THEA 4319 - Dialects for the Stage

Section

29215

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

COMM 4350 - Selected Topics

Section

26640

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

THEA 4111 - Theatre Practicum IV

Section

29216

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

THEA 4112 - Theatre Practicum V

Section

29217

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI

Section

29218

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

27625

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

THEA 3307 - Voice and Speech II

Section

28925

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

THEA 3325 - Directing I

Section

19455

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

THEA 4340 - Sel Topics in Drama/Theatre

Section

19357

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting

Section

17855

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

THEA 4110 - Theatre Practicum III

Section

19547

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Fall 2019

Course

THEA 4111 - Theatre Practicum IV

Section

19005

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

THEA 4112 - Theatre Practicum V

Section

19006

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI

Section

18995

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera

Section

36199

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

COMM 4350 - Selected Topics

Section

36070

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI

Section

36524

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

THEA 3304 - Acting for Majors I

Section

28651

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

THEA 4317 - Acting Genres

Section

27240

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

COMM 4350 - Selected Topics

Section

27487

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting

Section

27638

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

29023

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

THEA 3304 - Acting for Majors I

Section

17476

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

THEA 3313 - Acting for Majors II

Section

12955

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

THEA 4307 - Acting for Majors III

Section

16330

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

THEA 3322 - Script Analysis

Section

16325

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

19103

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

THEA 1303 - Voice and Speech I

Section

12740

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera

Section

28572

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera

Section

29294

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

THEA 2303 - Acting Fundamentals

Section

24126

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

THEA 4110 - Theatre Practicum III

Section

29139

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

THEA 4111 - Theatre Practicum IV

Section

26606

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

THEA 4112 - Theatre Practicum V

Section

26654

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

THEA 3313 - Scene Study II

Section

13111

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

THEA 4307 - Scene Study III

Section

17121

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

THEA 3322 - Script Analysis

Section

17114

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

THEA 4110 - Theatre Practicum III

Section

16959

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

THEA 4111 - Theatre Practicum IV

Section

16114

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

THEA 4112 - Theatre Practicum V

Section

16944

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

THEA 3304 - Scene Study I

Section

22974

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

THEA 4340 - Sel Topics in Drama/Theatre

Section

28917

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

THEA 4330 - Special Topics in Directing

Section

29244

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

THEA 4111 - Theatre Practicum IV

Section

29242

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

THEA 4113 - Theatre Practicum VI

Section

28916

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

THEA 2303 - Acting Fundamentals

Section

24441

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

THEA 1303 - Voice and Speech I

Section

24440

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

THEA 3313 - Acting for Majors II

Section

12408

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera

Section

18077

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera

Section

26391

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

THEA 3316 - Audition Techniques

Section

24874

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

THEA 3325 - Directing I

Section

17704

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting

Section

16730

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

THEA 3304 - Acting for Majors I

Section

26353

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera

Section

27334

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

THEA 4307 - Acting for Majors III

Section

19060

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

THEA 3314 - Acting for the Camera

Section

28923

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

COMM 4350 - Selected Topics

Section

26640

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

THEA 3307 - Voice and Speech II

Section

28925

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

THEA 3325 - Directing I

Section

19455

Evaluation

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Fall 2019

Course

THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting

Section

17855

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

COMM 4350 - Selected Topics

Section

36070

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

THEA 3304 - Acting for Majors I

Section

28651

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

THEA 4317 - Acting Genres

Section

27240

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

COMM 4350 - Selected Topics

Section

27487

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

THEA 4331 - Special Topics in Acting

Section

27638

Evaluation

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