Professor
Head, MFA Acting & Directing Program
Education
- Ph.D., Flordia State University
- M.A., Tulane University
- B.A., Tulane University
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Biography
While a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Dr. Gillette Elvgren was head of the M.F.A. directing program and staff director for the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. He is co-founder and resident playwright for Saltworks Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, PA., Gillette Elvgren has been writing for over thirty years, his plays and film scripts have been produced by professional organizations throughout the United States and Canada. There have been approximately 8,000 performances of Elvgren scripts. He teaches Directing, Acting, and Play and Film writing in the Theatre Arts Department at Regent University.
Courses Taught
- THE 600 Theatre History and Literature
- THE 630 Advanced Directing for the Theatre
- THE 631 Actor Coaching for Stage and Screen
- THE 640 Advanced Acting for the Theatre
- SSW 510 Story structure
- SSW 511 Playwriting
- SSW 516 Writing for Children: Stage and Screen
- SSW 617 Writing Christian Drama for the Stage and Screen
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