Robert Boles is Director of the Theatre Program and a professional actor/director/playwright with 30 years' experience in many facets of the business including Broadway, off-Broadway, regional theatre, film and television. Title:
Director, Theatre Program
Educational Background:
MFA Theatre, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
BFA Theatre, New School, New York, NY
Summary of Expertise
professional actor/director for approximately 30 years working in many facets of the business including:
Broadway
off-Broadway
regional theatre
film
television
Books or Significant Articles Published:
"Theatre and the Obsession with Celebrity" (2006) Op-ed written for the New Haven Register, picked up by Scripps-Howard and syndicated throughout the world.
Current or Recent Professional Memberships, Activities or Awards:
Actors Equity Association (AEA)
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
Dramatist Guild, Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC)
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
co-chair of the Kennedy Center Playwriting Committee for the American College Theatre Festival (New England region)
winner of the Mad River Playwriting Award, the Robert R. Lehan Playwriting Award for One-Act Plays, and the Lipkin Prize for Playwriting (Sarah Lawrence College)
Boles' performance credits include:
- Commercials:
- Burger King, AT&T, Scripps-Howard and Izuzu
- Film:
- The First Wives Club
- Ransom
- The Royal Tennenbaums
- Wall Street
- Broadway/off-Broadway:
- Footloose
- Zombies From The Beyond
- Perecles
- Caught In the Act
- To Feed Their Hopes
- Regional Theatre:
Acted in and directed musicals, classics, and contemporary plays at the following theatres:
- Arkansas Repertory Theatre (Little Rock, AR)
- Delaware Theatre Company (Wilmington, DE)
- George Street Playhouse (New Brunswick, NJ)
- Madison Repertory Theatre (Madison, WI)
- Circuit Playhouse (Memphis, TN)
- Blue Mountain (White River Jct., VT)
- Depot Theatre (Lake Placid, NY)
- Fulton Opera House (Lancaster, PA)
- Indiana Rep (Indianapolis, IN)
- Skylight Opera Theatre (Milwaukee, WI)
- American Folklore Theatre (Door County, WI)
- Montclair State Theatre (Montclair, NJ)
Specific Subjects or Issues Faculty Expert Can Knowledgeably discuss:
theatre
film
show business
playwriting
Courses Faculty Expert teaches (past and present):
Acting
Advanced Acting
Production Practicum
Directing
Modern World Drama
Early World Drama
Directs fall and spring main stage productions at UNH
E-Mail:
RBoles@newhaven.edu
