Michael Hill-Kirkland, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: 757-352-4730
Email: michhil@regent.edu
Dr. Michael Hill-Kirkland is a professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at Regent University specializing in acting, directing and stage combat. He is a member of the Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, and is a certified teacher through the Society of American Fight Directors.
Dr. Hill-Kirkland has worked nationally as a professional actor, director and fight director. He guest taught at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Birmingham School of Acting in the U.K. At Regent, Dr. Hill-Kirkland is the on-site coordinator for the Virginia Beach BASH, an annual regional stage combat workshop sanctioned by the Society of American Fight Directors. He teaches courses on the Meisner approach to acting, unarmed combat, rapier and dagger, advanced directing and weapons of the stage.
Academic Philosophy
To guide my students in the discovery and development their unique giftings, that they might consistently use them at a level of excellence that communicates truth and honors God.
Selected Publications
Stage Combat Resource Materials: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography, Praeger, 2006
“The Search for Style in TROY,” The Fight Master: Journal of the Society of American Fight Directors, 2005
“An Interview With Actor Michael York,” The Fight Master: Journal of the Society of American Fight Directors, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2004
Selected Professional Works
The Producers, director, Monterey Peninsula Theatre Company (California.)
Man of La Mancha, “Sancho Panza” and fight director, Virginia Music Theatre (Virginia Beach, Va.)
The 39 Steps, director, Americana Theatre Company (Plymouth, Mass.)
Education
Ph.D. University of Utah, 1995
MFA University of Southern Mississippi, 1983
B.A. California State University, Fullerton, 1979
Fields of Expertise
- Stage Combat
- Acting
- Directing
