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Faculty Profile: Gordon Hensley

May 25, 2015

Mr. Gordon Hensley holds a BS in Teaching Theatre K-12, and an MFA in Theatre Education/Theatre for Youth. He has been a college professor since 1999 and currently serves as professor and academic program director of the Theatre Arts (BA) - Theatre Education program.

Hensley is a theatre practitioner with an extensive background in performance, directing, technical work, conference presentations and service to the field of theatre and education. He has worked professionally as a national and regional puppeteer, actor, singer and dancer, and has worked backstage on national Broadway tours of “Hairspray,” “Spamalot,” “The Color Purple,” “Shrek The Musical,” “The Addams Family,” “Mamma Mia,” “Young Frankenstein,” and more.

He holds a current NC Methods Faculty Teaching License for grades K-12, and as an arts specialist he has had the privilege of working with children and adults of all ages. He is the director of the Cre8tive Drama summer camp, Theatre In Our Schools day of workshops and the Appalachian Summer Theatre Education Program. He has written a full-length play and several other published works.

With ample experience in curriculum development and program design, Hensley has been chosen as the state representative for the American Alliance for Theatre and Education and regularly works with and for the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.

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    Join the next generation of theatre artists and educators in schools and other settings with Appalachian’s Theatre Arts (BA) - Theatre Education degree.

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    The Department of Theatre and Dance is one of seven departments housed in Appalachian’s College of Fine and Applied Arts. Its mission is to facilitate transformative experiences for students and the public, which cultivate compassionate, creative and collaborative communities through theatre and dance. The department also offers coursework for integrated learning through the arts to the general university student population. Its dynamic cocurricular production program provides exemplary theatre and dance experiences to departmental students, the university community and the region. Learn more at https://theatreanddance.appstate.edu.

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    The College of Fine and Applied Arts houses seven departments: Applied Design, Art, Communication, Military Science and Leadership, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design and the Built Environment, and Theatre and Dance. The programs’ diversity provides varying perspectives, yet they unite to deliver the finest quality education.

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