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Kirby Wahl

Professor of Performing Arts

Department: Performing Arts

Office and address: Powell Building, office 201 2800 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

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