Thanks to funding from a global grant made possible through the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, the WSU Department of Theatre is hosting Kelly McEvenue for a week of workshops and presentations.

Kelly McEvenue is the Movement Coordinator and Alexander Technique teacher in her 20th Season with the Stratford Festival. Long considered the best resource for Shakespearean performance on the North American continent, Stratford is currently celebrating its 50th Anniversary. In addition to her affiliation with Stratford, Ms. McEvenue has taught at the Opera School at the University of Toronto, Ryerson Theatre School, the Shaw Festival, Soulpepper Theatre Company and for Mirvish Production's The Lion King. She has also taught at Michigan's Interlochen Center For The Arts, at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England and has worked with Patsy Rodenburg in workshops for the Royal National Theatre. Additional credits include involvement with the Conservatory for Classic Theatre Training and the Straford Festival's Education Department. A movement consultant for film and television, she recently coached Tagged: The Jonathan Wambuck Story and has presented the Alexander Technique on CBC's The Nature of Things and The Health Show. Her book, "The Actor and the Alexander Technique" is published by Methuen (UK) and ST. Martin's Press (New York).

Her itinerary for the week includes meeting and working with junior and senior B.F.A. students, coaching for the Department's Movin' Theatre, and several sessions with the Hilberry graduate Company. In an additional collaboration, she will make a presentation to Dr. Phoebe Mainster's Shakespeare class, in the English Department.