Kirby Wahl
Professor of Performing Arts
Department: Performing Arts
Email: kwahl@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-5684
Brief Biography
A professional actor, director, and dialect coach, Kirby has directed many Elon productions, including Macbeth, Ajax, August: Osage County, and Clybourne Park. Local performances include The Mystery of Irma Vep and The Illusion, at Greensboro’s Triad Stage, and The Prisoner’s Dilemma and Jude the Obscure, at the Burning Coal Theatre in Raleigh (where he’s served as dialect coach for numerous productions, including the 2014 London performances of The Iron Curtain Trilogy). Other professional acting credits include: New York City's Riverside Shakespeare Company, Arizona Theatre Company, & Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. A Certified Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework and Knight-Thompson Speechwork, professional memberships include Actors’ Equity Association, VASTA, and Body-Mind Centering Association.
Education
MFA - University of Arizona
BFA - Webster University
Certified Teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork
Certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework
Employment History
Elon University / 2005 - Present
University of Toledo / 2003 - 2005
Oklahoma State University / 2000 - 2003
Millikin University / 1997 - 2000