Theatre Faculty

Mark Fearnow
Mark Fearnow

Mark Fearnow '80

Professor of Theatre

(812) 866-6191

fearnow@hanover.edu

Biography:

In addition to teaching courses in playwriting, screenwriting, film studies and theatre history, Mark Fearnow is the author of three books, "The American Stage and the Great Depression," "Clare Boothe Luce" and "Theatre and the Good," as well as articles in The Drama Review, Theatre Survey and Dramatists Quarterly.

He has contributed research essays to the Cambridge History of American Theatre, The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre and the Oxford Handbook of American Drama.

In artistic work, his translation of Moliere’s "A Doctor in Spite of Himself" has been staged in Chicago, and Fearnow continues to perform his original one-man show, "Rash Lumpball Lights the Lights." His new comedy, "Theatre Upload," is in readings.

Fearnow directs regularly on the Hanover College main stage; recent productions include Moliere's "Tartuffe," "Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" and Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie."

Education:

B.A., Hanover College; Ph.D., Indiana University
William Griffith
William Griffith

William Griffith

Theatre Production Supervisor

(812) 866-7263

griffithw@hanover.edu

Biography:

Mr. Griffith has been a theatre technician for over twenty years and has worked at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Heritage Repertory Theatre, The Contemporary American Theatre Festival, and others. He has worked in almost every department and in every capacity as a technician and designer. He holds a special place in his heart for props, the only discipline in theatre that asks you to build something beautiful and intricate, wire it with explosives, and blow it up. He is a past member of USITT and SETC.

Education:

A.S./B.S., Indiana University; M.F.A., Ohio University
Paul Hildebrand
Ken Prince
Ken Prince

Ken Prince '80

Registrar /Assistant Professor of English & Theatre

(812) 866-7051

princek@hanover.edu

Biography:

Evaluates transfer credits (for new students to Hanover with previous college-level work; for current Hanover students taking summer courses elsewhere; for international students with A-level and other international credit); supports students on academic probation or with learning disabilities; provides final-stage approval for off-campus studies applications and evaluates academic credits from those programs; approves incomplete grades in courses, discretionary withdrawals from courses, and withdrawal from Hanover; Assistant Professor of English and Theatre.

Education:

B.A., Hanover College
M.A., Indiana University
Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Teaching Areas / Expertise / Specializations:

Specializes in American literature, including the Great Depression era, Walt Whitman, literature of the American Renaissance era, and modern drama, including Thornton Wilder. He also cultivates interests in Frank Lloyd Wright and Stephen Sondheim.
Jim Stark
Jim Stark

Jim Stark '86

Professor of Theatre

(812) 866-7262

stark@hanover.edu

Biography:

Jim Stark teaches acting and is a certified teacher of stage combat (SAFD.) He also teaches courses in film appreciation and Shakespeare, and frequently directs departmental theatre productions. Stark continues to work in professional theatre, often with the Riverrun Theatre Co., of which he is co-founder and artistic director

Education:

M.F.A., U. of Illinois; B.A., Hanover College

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