Prof. Gary Carkin
Biographical Information
Gary Carkin is Professor of TESOL at the Institute for Language Education, School of Liberal Arts. Southern New HampshireUniversity. His primary academic fields of study are teaching English through drama, using process drama for second language acquisition, and utilizing dramatic techniques as means to accelerated language learning. Dr. Carkin teaches courses in the M.S. TEFL and intensive English programs and directs all ILE dramatic productions. He is founder, coordinator, and co-moderator of TESOL-Drama, an online workshop/forum connected to the International TESOL organization and is a regular speaker and workshop leader at regional, national, and international TESOL conferences where he has conducted Pre and Post Convention Institutes on the effective uses of drama in second language acquisition. He has been an invited speaker at a number of events including keynote speaker at the Third International Conference on English Education and Drama held in Taiwan.
Gary was born in York, Maine, grew up in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, studied drama and speech at the University of New Hampshire, acting and directing at CarnegieMellonUniversity and the OldVicTheatreSchool in Bristol, England and then served with International Voluntary Services as an ESL/EFL teacher in Vietnam, 1966-1968. He has always been active in professional theatre and toured with the Players' Theatre of New England after returning from Vietnam. He then took a position teaching at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand where he taught acting, directing, modern poetry, and modern drama as well as produced major American plays in Thai translation including, Death of a Salesman, Streetcar Named Desire, and Ah, Wilderness!
He completed his M.A. in Speech Communication at the University of New Mexico and then studied for his doctorate with the leading expert in Indianized drama, Farley Richmond, at MichiganStateUniversity. His dissertation topic was "Likay, the Thai Popular Theatre Form and Its Relation to Thai Society" which research was supported by a Fulbright Dissertation Abroad Award. He is married to a Thai lady and frequently returns to Thailand to visit the family and to practice his still imperfect Thai. He has been working at Southern New Hampshire University since 1982.
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GARY CARKIN
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EDUCATION
Graduate Studies:
MichiganStateUniversity, East Lansing, MI1977-1984
Ph.D., Asian and Western Theatre
Dissertation Topic: "Likay: the Thai Popular Theatre
Form and Its Function within Thai Society"
The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM1975-1977
M.A., Speech Communication/Telemediated Communication
School of Modern Languages, Washington, D.C. TESL Course Work 1966
The BristolOldVicTheatreSchool and the University of1963-1965
Bristol, Bristol, England
Acting/Theatre History, Theory, and Practice
Undergraduate Studies:
The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH1958-1963
B.A. English/Drama and Speech1961-1963
CarnegieMellonUniversity, Pittsburgh, PA1960-1961
Acting/Directing/Production
EXPERIENCE
Professor of TESOL, Southern New Hampshire University1982-present
Institute for Language Education
School of Liberal Arts
Manchester, New Hampshire
* Graduate TEFL teaching: Overview of TEFL Methodology
Pronunciation Techniques
Teaching English through Drama
* Intensive English Program: Introduction to Oral Communication
Academic Listening
Comparative Culture
* Direct all Institute for Language Education theatre productions
* Direct productions for the International Drama Club
* Workshops: Drama for National Development, Teaching English through Drama
* Readers Theatre Technique, Using Drama for Pronunciation Practice
Gary Carkin
Theatre Director1988-1991
CentralHigh School and Manchester Youth Theatre
Manchester, NH
* Directed original and traditional plays
Lecturer1989-1991
University of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH
* Taught Theatre Appreciation
Film Acting Teacher1988-1991
CinderellaModelingSchool
* Taught acting technique for television and film
Consultant/Teacher1981-1982
Department of English and Linguistics
Faculty of Humanities
RamkhamhaengUniversity, Bangkok, Thailand
* Resident consultant to the English Department
* Taught Theatre History/Appreciation, English Composition
Research Fellow1980-1981
Fulbright Fellow, Bangkok, Thailand
* Research with the Thai Research Council on Thai Theatre for Ph.D. thesis
Consultant1980-1982
School of Fine Arts and Theatre, Bangkok, Thailand
* Designed professional theatre school curriculum for two year course
in acting, directing and playwriting; designed facilities
Consultant1977-1980
Reading is Fundamental
LansingSchool District, Lansing, MI
* Designed and implemented drama program for Lansing,
MI schools based on RIF literature for literacy program
Actor/Teacher1977-1980
The Performing Arts Company
MichiganStateUniversity, East Lansing, MI
* Acted with the company in university productions
* Taught acting and oral interpretation to MSU students
Theatre/Director(summer) 1977
The Garrett CountyPlayhouse, Oakland, MD
* Directed summer theatre repertory company
Gary Carkin
Teacher/Coach1975-1977
Department of Theatre Arts
The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
* Taught Dialects, Voice and Diction, Voice Technique
* Acted as vocal coach for university productions
* Gave master workshops in voice and speech for Shakespearean drama
Actor1975-1977
Classics Theatre Company, Albuquerque, NM
* Acted in Shakespearean repertory
Director/Teacher1970-1974
Theatre Training Program, Faculty of Liberal Arts
ThammasatUniversity, Bangkok, Thailand
* Designed and implemented theatre training course
* Taught acting, directing, modern drama, modern poetry
* Directed university supported productions in Thai language including:
"Death of a Salesman," "Streetcar Named Desire," and "Ah, Wilderness!"
Actor/Educator1968-1970
The Players' Theatre of New England, Manchester, NH
* Performed in repertory which toured New England schools and universities
including: Dartmouth, Harvard, Columbia, Northeastern, the Brooklyn
Academy of Music, the GrotonSchool. This mime-based company was
under the direction of Harvey Grossmann, disciple of Etienne Decroux and
Gordon Craig
Performer/Consultant1968-1970
The U.S. Government sponsored Title III program, Manchester, NH
New YorkState's PACE project, Huntington, Long Island
* Both programs sought to bring creative techniques to the classroom
Executive Director(summer) 1969
Operation Contact, Manchester, NH
* Designed and implemented a creative arts program for children and teenagers
* Supervised ten teachers in charge of various artistic disciplines
Script Writer(summer) 1968
Woolman Psychological Systems Inc.
Madison Avenue, New York, NY
* Conceived scripts and wrote dialog for educational and training films
Teacher1966-1968
International Voluntary Services, Washington, DC
* Taught ESL and English Literature in Vietnamese high schools
Gary Carkin
Theatre Director1965-1966
The Bedford Institute, London, England
* Directed educational/community theatre program
* Wrote and directed plays, taught acting classes for
AWARDS
* Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Abroad1980
* Thai Language Scholarship, University of California at Berkeley1978
* Graduate Honor Scholarship, MichiganStateUniversity1978
* New Hampshire Social Welfare Council 'Citation' for Operation Contact1969
PAPERS
The Relation of Likay, Thai Folk Theatre, to the Structure1985
of Government in Thailand, presented at the Modern Language
Association conference at MichiganStateUniversity
Development Theatre in Thailand, presented at the Midwestern 1979
Conference on Asian Affairs, Lincoln, Nebraska
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“Vygotsky, Stanislavski, and Second Language Acquisition,” The English
Teachers of Switzerland Journal, Spring. 2010
“Readers’ Theatre: Turbo-Charged al Language Acquisition,” with Sarah-Dodson
Knight, Alexis Gerard Finger, Silvia Roderiguez Spence, Nigel A Caplan, and
Judy Trupin in: TESOL Classroom Practice Series: Authenticity in the Classroom
and Beyond. Sarah Rilling and Maria Dantas-Whitney, Eds. TESOL: Alexandria,
VA. 2009
Teaching English through Drama: The State of the Art, Carlisle Publications, 2007
Manchester, NH
Ten MORE Plays for the ESL/EFL Classroom, Carlisle Publications, 2006
Manchester, NH
Ten Plays for the ESL/EFL Classroom, Carlisle Publications, Manchester, NH 2005
How to Succeed in the U.S.A., Se-Education, Bangkok, Thailand 1997
Discovery Publishers, Taipei, Taiwan 1996
“Likay: The Thai Popular Theatre and its Political Function in Thailand,”1985
New HampshireCollege Journal, Spring Vol. 3, No. 1
“Drama in Development: Its Integration in Non-formal1978
Education,” with Frank Gerace, in Occasional Papers, Non-Formal Education
InformationCenter, Institute for International Studies in Education,
MichiganStateUniversity, East Lansing
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
“The What, Why, and How of Process Drama” with Shin-Mei Kao, Leslie Sapp, and Jessica Davis at the 44th International TESOL Convention in Boston, MA 2010
“How Strategic Interactions can Train Better English Speakers”. Invited panel speaker: The Political and Social Ramifications of Misunderstanding American English. South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference, Atlanta, GA. 2009
“Readers’ Theatre from A-Z”. Full day Pre Convention Institute at the 43rd TESOL Convention, Denver, CO. 2009
“Teaching English through Drama: Dramatic Questions, Dramatic Answers,”
asix-week,online workshop sponsored by TESOL-Drama, the Electronic Village Online’s, pre-convention workshop leading up to the annual TESOL conference.
“Language, Drama, and Thought: Vygotsky, Stanislavski, and You,” Invited Keynote Speaker at the Third International Conference of ESL and Drama at TainanUniversity of Technology, Tainan, Taiwan 2008
“Getting Started with Drama in the ESL/EFL Classroom,” TESOL-Drama and the Electronic Village Online Fair: Discussion Leader with George Plautz 2008
“Why Teaching English through Drama Works,” International TESOL Conference, New
York City 2008
“Readers’ Theatre and English Language Teaching,” Coordinator and discussion leader ofTESOL-Drama Electronic Village Online Six Week Workshop 2008
“How Readers’ Theater Teaches all Levels,” Coordinator and presenter of TESOL-Drama Workshop at the International TESOL Convention, Seattle, Washington 2007
“Using Drama in English Language Teaching: Why and How,” (workshop)at the International Congress of Professional Development for Teachers of English
Buenos Aires, Argentina 2007 “Approaches to Teaching English through Drama,” presentation at the Northern New England TESOL conference held at Southern New Hampshire University
“Processing Image and Thought in Language Acquisition,” (workshop)presented at the Northern New England TESOL Conference held at Southern New Hampshire University
“Overcoming Drama-Phobia in the ESL/EFL Classroom”
Coordinator and presenter with Nigel Caplan, Alexis Finger, Julie O’Sullivan at the International TESOL convention in San Antonio, Texas 2005
“Effective Techniques for Teaching English through Drama”
Co-moderator with (Judy Trupin) and discussion leader for the six-week Electronic Village Online workshop sponsored by TESOL
2005
“Using Plays for Pronunciation and Culture”
Workshop leader for a workshop held at the Northern New England TESOL conference, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH 2004
“Approaches to Using Drama in English Language Training” (ongoing)
“Let’s Put on a Play!” Co-moderator (with Nigel Caplan) and discussion leader for the six- week Electronic Village Online workshop sponsored by TESOL 2004
“Using Drama for Pronunciation Practice” Discussion leader, International TESOL conference at Long Beach, CA 2004
Online forum: TESOL-Drama (ongoing)
Founder and co-moderator
This is an e-group for TESOL drama practitioners who are members of TESOL
“Using Drama for Pronunciation: From Practice to Performance” Presentation/demonstration at the International Conference for Drama in English Language Teaching, University of Constantine, the Philosopher, Nitra, Slovakia
Audience: ESL/EFL educators at all at all levels 2003
“Readers’ Theatre Techniques for Pronunciation Practice”
A workshop given at the Northern New England TESOL conference held at Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH 2002
“ESL Drama”
A workshop given at the Northern New England TESOL conference at St. Michael’s College, Winooski, VT 2000
“Learning English through Culture and Drama”
Presentation/demonstration at the Northern New England TESOL conference, School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT 1996
“Drama in the ESL Classroom”
A workshop held at the Northern New England conference at Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH 1992
SPECIALTY AREAS
Teaching English through Drama, Theatre for National Development, Asian Theatre Practice, ESL/EFL, Using Drama for Pronunciation Practice, Pronunciation Techniques
LANGUAGES
* Functional background in French, Vietnamese, Thai
* Written Latin, Thai, French
FOREIGN RESIDENCE
England, Vietnam, Thailand, Canada. Additional travel in Denmark, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Kampuchea, Laos, Malaya, Singapore, Indonesia, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela, Argentina, and Canada
MEMBERSHIPS
* International Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL)
* Northern New England TESOL
* American Theatre Association
*South Atlantic Modern Language Association
PROFESSIONAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION
* The Performing Arts Company ...... MichiganStateUniversity
(1977-1980)
* The Classic's Theatre Company ...... Albuquerque, New Mexico
(1975-1977)
* The GarrettCounty Playhouse ...... Oakland, Maryland
(1977)
* The Players' Theatre of New England ...... Manchester, New Hampshire
(1968-1970)
* Theatre by the Sea ...... Portsmouth, New Hampshire
(1966)
* The Bristol Old Vic ...... Bristol, England
(1963-1965)
* The Old Log Playhouse ...... Minneapolis, Minnesota
(1963)
* Theatre L'Homme Dieu ...... Alexandria, Minnesota
(1961,1963)
* Wilmington Summer Theatre ...... Wilmington, Ohio
(1960)
* Adelphi Playhouse ...... Garden City, Long Island, NY
(1959)
THEATRE RESUME
GARY BRYDEN CARKIN
ACTING: Since 1959, close to one hundred leading and supporting roles in professional and educational theatre.
Representative Roles
Roald Amundsen...... Ice Dreamers. ...... Southern New HampshireUniversity
Resident Professional Theatre Co.
George Dodd………………………Realometers ………..Southern New HampshireUniversity
Resident Professional Theatre Co.
Dr. Dussell…………………………The Diary of Anne Frank………… Palace Professional
Players
Judge Taylor……………………….To Kill a Mockingbird……………… Palace Professional
Players
Pozzo……………………………... Waiting for Godot………………………New Art Repertory
Theatre Co.
Cassius ...... Julius Caesar...... The Performing Arts Co.
Leonato ...... Much Ado About Nothing . . . MichiganStateUniversity
Capulet ...... Romeo and Juliet ...... " " "
Creon ...... Antigone ...... " " "
Chateau-Renaud ...... The Corsican Brothers ...... " " "
Chekov ...... Chekov and Friends ...... " " "
H.C. Curry ...... The Rainmaker ...... " " "
Ben ...... Death of a Salesman ...... " " "
Arnold ...... The Circle ...... The GarrettCounty Playhouse
Oakland, Maryland
Dr. Gortler ...... I Have Been Here Before ...... " " "
Vincentino ...... Taming of the Shrew...... University of New Mexico
Alceste ...... The Misanthrope ...... U.N.M. Summer Repertory
Scrooge ...... A Christmas Carol ...... Player's Theatre of N.E.
Cleon ...... Pericles ...... The Bristol Old Vic
Berowne ...... Love's Labour's Lost ...... The Bristol Old Vic
Theatres
* Southern New Hampshire University Resident Professional Theatre Co…..(2006-2007)
* Palace Profession Players………………… Manchester, New Hampshire (2000-2003)
* The New ArtTheatre………………………..Manchester, New Hampshire (2000-2003)
* The Performing Arts Company ...... MichiganStateUniversity (1977-1980)
* The Classic's Theatre Company ...... Albuquerque, New Mexico (1975- 1977)
* The GarrettCounty Playhouse ...... Oakland, Maryland (1977)
* The Players' Theatre of New England ...... Manchester, New Hampshire (1968-1970)
* Theatre by the Sea ...... Portsmouth, New Hampshire (1966)
* The Bristol Old Vic ...... Bristol, England (1963-1965)
* The Old Log Playhouse ...... Minneapolis, Minnesota (1963)
* Theatre L'Homme Dieu ...... Alexandria, Minnesota (1961,1963)
* Wilmington Summer Theatre ...... Wilmington, Ohio (1960)
* Adelphi Playhouse ...... Garden City, Long Island, NY (1959)
DIRECTING: With international students from Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America,
I direct three - four short plays each semester. Scripts are co-created with students, written by me, or other emerging playwrights. 1982-present
Our TownPerforming Arts Auditorium
Manchester, NH 1990
Death of a SalesmanPerforming Arts Auditorium
Manchester, NH 1989
One-act in-class workshopsMichiganStateUniversity
1977-1980
* To illuminate techniques of playwriting, acting, voice-movement,
and composition
* To integrate these elements in a final work
Noel Coward One ActsThe GarrettCounty Playhouse
Oakland, MD 1977
The Murder RoomThe GarrettCounty Playhouse
Oakland, MD 1977
Theatre Training ProgramThammasatUniversity, Bangkok
Wai Woon (adapted from O'Neill's, Ah, Wilderness)1973
Six Scenes from the Country1973
Streetcar Named Desire1972
Death of a Salesman1971
Six Scenes from the Country1973
(sponsored by the Thai National Family Planning Council)
* Used space-sound and improvisational theatre technique in relation to
rural folk poetry and social ritual in structuring of a play concerned with
rural community problems
* Successful not only in the country, but in Bangkok
* Adapted form to other plots and themes and remained popular in Thailand
as vehicle for communicating messages relevant to national development
A Hoxton Cindy
A Hoxton SagaMacDonald's Music Hall
London, England
* Developmental theatre productions evolved through
improvisation which utilized community (Cockney)
heritage of song, dance, social-ritual and humor1965
Theatre Training ProgramBedford Institute
* Taught classes in acting for teenagers and adults,London, England
improvisation for youngsters
* Managed continual program of professional theatre which
was presented in the center's VictorianMusic Hall
* Presentations included:
- Folk singers
- The Royal Shakespeare Company's Touring Unit
- London drama college groups
- Children's theatre presentations
* London professionals also contributed services by
performing free of charge, notably:
- James and Edward Fox
- Sara Miles
- Richard Irving
NON-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PRODUCTIONS
PurgatoryUniversity of New Hampshire, 1963
Bye-Bye BirdieUniversity of New Hampshire, 1962
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