Adam Fristoe
Acting professor
Education
- M.F.A., classical acting, George Washington University
- B.F.A., theatre, Southern Methodist University
Credentials
- Professor of performing arts, 2019-present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
- Acting technique for professional actors at Drama, Inc, Atlanta's premiere acting studio, Atlanta
- Professional actor training, 2001-2019, Out of Hand Theater, Atlanta
- Instructor and voice/movement coach, 2009-2018, Emory University, Atlanta
- Visiting professor of movement, University of Georgia M.F.A. program, 2012
- Adjunct faculty, 2009-present, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
- Instructor, 2012, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta
- Co-artistic director, 2001-present, Out of Hand Theater, Atlanta
- Associate artist, 2005-present, Théâtre du Rêve, Atlanta
- Freelance actor for stage and screen, 1998-present
- Member, 2004-2007, Black Nights Stunt Team
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Best Trend, Immersive Theater, Creative Loafing, Best of ATL, 2014
- U.S. Artists Fellowship Nominee 2010
- Artist in Residence, NASA/National Science Foundation Center for Chemical Evolution, 2010
- Commission from the Playwriting Center and the Center for Creativity and the Arts at Emory University to develop a new theater piece based on the research of evolutionary psychologist Frans de Waal, 2009
- Artistic Merit Scholarship, Academy for Classical Acting, 2007
- Top 10 Plays, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2007
- Best Director, Sunday Paper, 2007
- Best Theater Company, Atlanta Magazine, 2006
- Best Musical Ensemble, Suzi Awards, 2006
- A Dozen Young American Companies You Need to Know, American Theater, 2004
- Best Theater Company, Creative Loafing, 2003
- Best New Theater Company, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2001
- Hunt Leadership Scholarship, Southern Methodist University, 1995
Organizations
- SAG-AFTRA, present
- Actors Equity Association, present
- VASTA, present
- Gravity Partners, Juniata College
- Society of American Fight Directors, Recognized Advanced Actor Combatant
- Theatre Communications Group
- Atlanta Coalition of the Performing Arts