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Andrea Frankle

Acting professor

Education

  • M.F.A., theatre, Louisiana State University
  • B.A., theatre, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Credentials

  • Professor of performing arts, Winter 2022—present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Adjunct instructor, 2017–19, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
    Focused on the fundamentals of on-camera acting and strives to merge an active internal technique with an outer one. Directed a black box production of Extremities with student actors and crew.
  • Professor of Theatre, 2012–15, Dawson College, Montreal
    Provided the groundwork for future theatre training.
  • Acting coach, 2010–present, freelance
    Developed successful coaching business, serving Louisiana and Georgia talent of all ages and experience, including Skype-coaching. Classes and workshops covered a variety of skill sets, ranging from basic on-set etiquette to advanced on-camera technique and scene analysis.
  • Assistant professor of theatre, 2011, Delgado Community College, New Orleans
    Covered the gamut of the fine arts and the basics of their histories and developments: painting, sculpture, architecture, music and poetry as well as theatre and film.
  • Acting instructor, 2010, River Parish Community College
    Lecture-based course focused primarily on the history of theatre and its influences over the last 500 years.
  • Visiting assistant professor of acting, 2006–07, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
    Interim Head of undergraduate theatre at LSU. Taught three advanced acting courses for theatre majors and two independent studies, and served as undergraduate theatre advisor. Directed one-act play for annual Outworks Theatre Project. Collaborated with the Head of MFA and MFA actors on scenes.
  • Adjunct instructor of theatre, 2002–05, Tulane University, New Orleans
    Fundamentals of Acting adjunct professor and teacher of improv acting course for non-majors. Focused on team-playing/ensemble work (Violin Spolin as well as general knowledge of theatre) such as basic history and stage placement and characterization.
  • Assistant professor of theatre, 2004, Loyola University, New Orleans
    Taught acting theatre majors advanced acting technique.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Big Easy, Storer Boone and Marquee Award Winner for Best Supporting Actress for Doubt and BatBoy: The Musical
  • Barry Lee scholarship recipient, endowed by Mr. and Mrs. Wil Calhoun, Louisiana State University.
  • David Lloyd Apsey scholarship recipient, University of Alabama at Birmingham