Stacey Stratton, MFA

Biography

Professor Stratton has worked professionally as an actor, director, and theatre professor for over 25 years. She specializes in directing, acting/movement/voice coaching, and stage combat — having shared her experience with various theaters and universities in Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Ohio, and Mississippi. She currently serves at Cedarville University as Assistant Professor and Program Director where she teaches theatre performance courses and directs for the main stage. She is passionate about shepherding students to be excellent in their craft and to remain steadfast in their faith. She is an active member of the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) and the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), and she serves as a production respondent for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).

Education and Credentials

• MFA in Acting, University of Mississippi
• BS in Theatre and Speech Communication, Murray State University

Scholarly Works

• Driving Miss Daisy
• Enriching a City: A Case Study in Marketing a Community Using Applied Theatre
• Hallelujah Harvest
• The Heiress: A Director's Hermeneutic Approach
  
• In Escher's Garden
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Out of Your Head and Into The Body: Connecting Emotion with Physicality
• Rhapsody in Bluegrass
• Speak the Speech: Connecting Context to Performance
• Western Humanities and Christian Thought

Interests

• Reading, painting, restoring antique furniture, interior design
• Why Cedarville?:The Lord led me to Cedarville out of a desire to pursue teaching full time at a Christian liberal arts university. I love having the opportunity to help students utilize the arts to transform our culture and reach the world for Christ. It is truly an honor to be a small part of the amazing things God is doing at this University.