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Adanma Onyedike
Asst. Prof. of Theatre
Jelkyl Drama Center
CPO 1876
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By appointment |
Phone: 859-985-3258
Fax: 859-985-3873
E-Mail:
At Berea College since 2009
| Degrees |
- B.F.A. Theatre Performance, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003
- M.F.A. Theatre Pedagogy: Acting, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009
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| Honors and Awards |
- Delivered 2009 Theatre VCU Graduate Commencement Address
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| Courses |
- Script Analysis
- Principles of Acting
- GSTR 110
- GSTR 210
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| Special Interests |
| Creating Theatre, Watching Films, Painting, Reading, Writing Poetry |
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| Affiliations |
- Assoc. for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Black Theatre Network (BTN), South Eastern Theatre Conference Diversity Committee (SETC), Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), Virginia Commonwealth University African American Alumni Council
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| Research Programs |
- African American Theatre, Solo Performance, Devised Theatre
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| Biography |
| Adanma Onyedike came to Berea College from Richmond, Virginia. While in Virginia she taught both the Speech for Business and Professionals and the Black Theatre course for Virginia Commonwealth University. Adanma also simultaneously taught for the School of Performing Arts in Richmond Communities (SPARC), the Henrico High School Center for the Arts, and for the Richmond Shakespeare Encore Theatre Company. Adanma has also taught for the Virginia Governor's School of Visual and Performing Arts and the Acting for Non Majors course at the University of Virginia. A professional actor for over 10 years, some of Adanma's favorite productions include Intimate Apparel at the Barksdale Theater , Return to the Upright Position at the Firehouse Theater, and For Colored Girls… at Raymond Hodges Theater. Adanma is a proponent of the power of positive thinking. She enjoys teaching her students to not only find the joy within themselves but to spread that happiness to others. The medium of theatre allows Adanma to teach her students what the great Bill Cosby once said, “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” |
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