Aaron Willoughby
Assistant Professor of Speech and Theatre
Email: awilloughby@sf.edu
Phone: 260.399.7700 x 8021
“The theater, which is in no thing, but makes use of everything -- gestures, sounds, words, screams, light, darkness -- rediscovers itself at precisely the point where the mind requires a language to express its manifestations. To break through language in order to touch life is to create or recreate the theatre.“ -Antonin Artaud
Aaron Willoughby is an Assistant Professor of Communications and Theatre at the University of Saint Francis. He teaches Speech, Advanced Speech, and Theatre courses. Aaron has had extensive background and involvement on stage and off stage in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Japan. His areas of expertise include play production, devised and experimental theatre, audience interaction, Asian theatre styles and studies, physical movement, stage combat, voice and speech, theatre history, and Modern theatre studies.
Education
- Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Pedagogy - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA – May 2011
- Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education - Point Park University, Pittsburgh PA - December 2005
Teaching Experience
- Speech for Business and Professionals - Instructor (Spring 2011) Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
- Modern Drama - Instructor (Fall 2010-Spring 2011) Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
- Acting I - Teaching Assistant (Fall 2010-Spring 2011) Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
- Asian Theatre - Teaching Assistant (Fall 2010) Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
- Speech for Business and Professionals - Instructor (Spring 2010) Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
- Shakespeare Process: Romeo And Juliet - Teaching Assistant (Fall 2009) Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
- Drama, Speech, Journalism - High School Teacher (2007-2009) Prince Edward County High School, Farmville VA
- ECC English Conversation Educator - Osaka, Japan (2006-2007)
Acting Experience
Director
- Video Game Theatre - Shafer Street Alliance Theatre, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA (2011)
- Actor’s Nightmare - Shafer Street Alliance Theatre, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA (2009)
- Dark Side of the Moon - Prince Edward County High School, Farmville, VA (2008)
- And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson - Prince Edward County High School, Farmville, VA(2007)
Actor
- Picnic - Alan Seymore - Shafer Street Theatre
- Fangoria Films - Fangoria Film Reviewer - Fangoria Magizine
- Proof - Hal - Waterworks Players
- The Full Monty - Malcolm - Waterworks Players
- Pippin - Pippin - Musical Theatre Guild
- Enchanted April - Melerish Welton - Butler Little Theatre
- The Crucible - Reverend Hale - Butler Little Theatre
- Macbeth - King Duncan - Point Park University
- The Odd Couple - Oscar - Red Barn Theatre Company
- Red - Ensemble/David - Point Park University
- Rocky Horror - Brad Majors - Musical Theatre Guild
Awards and Honors
- Presenter of Video Game Theatre at National South East Theatre Conference VCU School of the Arts Travel Grant (Spring 2011)
- Presenter at 14th Annual Graduate Poster Symposium at Virginia Commonwealth University, VA - Video Game Theatre
- Presidential Scholarship - Point Park University, Pittsburgh PA (2001-2005)
- Eagle Boy Scout