May 6, 2010

Briar Cliff Professor Presents Paper, Performs Plays

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Richard L. Poole, professor of theatre and speech communication and department chairperson at Briar Cliff University, recently presented a paper and performed in two plays at the Silver Anniversary Theatre Seminar at the National Theatre Society in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

At the seminar, Poole, a Fulbright scholar, presented his paper entitled “Tent Repertoire 1870-1942. Growth and Decline within a Unique Midwest Theatre Context.” He also performed a one-man show “Dr. Balthazar T. Archimedes Presents” and appeared in the Tent Rep play “Hotel Absentminded.”

Poole joined Briar Cliff in 1978 and teaches acting, directing, theatre history, voice and speech communication courses at the University. He has written and published extensively on theatre forms and venues in the rural Midwest.

Enrollment at Briar Cliff University is over 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care, compassion and openness to all. For more information, please visit www.briarcliff.edu.

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