User Name
arts4doug
Name
Doug Erwin
Member Since
July 13, 2009
Bio
I'm the Director of Theatre at McCluer High School in St Louis. Our demographic is 80% African American so I'm especially interested in Minority Theatre and non traditional casting. I also act and sing professionally in the St. Louis area.
Educational Background
BA Communication (Speech, Theatre and Vocal Music) Truman State University
MAE Speech and Theatre Education, Truman State University
Number of years teaching
18
Favorite Playwright
Sondhiem
Favorite theatrical moment
making the audience cry nightly during The Secret Garden
Sondheim or Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Sondheim
Interests
Anything Musical Theatre, performance, tech, college prep, successful high school programs that deal with low economic backgrounds
Something you should know about me!
I am totally sleep deprived
I'm the only American Actor (to my knowledge) to have studied Karuda (a Japanese folk theatre that predates Noh)
Accomplishments
JMF program to study Kabuki and Karuda theatre in Inagi and Tokyo Japan.
Upcoming Projects
Directing The Brother's Grimm Spectaculathon, Urinetown, and Bat Boy the Musical
School/Organization Name
McCluer High School
