BETHANY MANGUM
 
 
 
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DIRECTING: My newest love in the theatre arts. I direct theatre productions for both professional and university theatres. I believe in the value of a full, company-collaborated production style focusing on the need to deepen knowledge and create an experience that will spark action and conversation that can be carried out of the theatre and into the world. 

Directing Resumes available upon request (Full Production, Intimacy Direction, Movement Direction, and Voice + Dialect Direction)

EDUCATION: I love education. Love it! I am full-time Performance Area Faculty at Northern Illinois University where I also serve the School as Head of BFA Acting Recruitment. I also serve as Rotating Voice and Movement Faculty at the renowned Gately-Poole Acting Conservatory. In classes, I aim to create an environment where students can think and explore outside of what society deems "normal" to challenge their own humanity. When I am not in classes at these institutions, I hold private studio for: scene work, monologue work, voice and speech, and movement for the actor. 

Fall 2023 Courses:

  1. Advanced Acting Technique: Authenticity and Characterization (Graduate)

  2. Advanced Movement: Physical Transformation (Graduate)

  3. Acting Technique: Emotional Preparation (Undergraduate)

Full Curriculum Vita available upon request.