Mr. Anthony Tassa | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Performing Arts Program

Teaching areas

Devised Theatre, Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Stage Combat, Dramatic Literature

Research areas

Devised Theatre, Story-Circle Process, Grotowski, Shakespeare, Multifocus Theatre

Education

MFA, Theatre, Acting, University of Tennessee, United States, 1995
BA, English, Longwood College (University), United States, 1992

Professional experience

Professor, Performing Arts Coordinator, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2008 - Present
Associate Professor, Department Chair Of Music, Palm Beach State College, Florida, United States, 1999 - 2007
Professional Actor, Director, Fight Choreographer, Freelance, United States, 1995 - 2007

Memberships

Actor's Equity Association AFL-CIO, USA, November 1994
Society of American Fight Directors USA, May 1995 - May 1998

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2486

Mr. Anthony Tassa

Professor

As a professional actor/director/playwright, Anthony Tassa has worked with numerous US theatre companies. Since joining AUS in January 2008, Tassa has directed 35+ theatre productions, directed two iterations of the AUS International Theatre festival, developed a minor in theatre, as well as contributing to the development of the minor in music. He has been actively involved in all levels of curriculum development. Tassa has also written both script and score for 7 musicals (5 full-length, 2 one acts for young audiences).

Publications

Anthony Tassa. Story-Circle Processes: Mining Personal Stories for Devised Productions, Pending
Anthony Tassa. Lost in the Dark, 16 May 2023
Anthony Tassa. Free Again, 29 May 2022
Anthony Tassa. Pastry Village, 25 May 2022
Anthony Tassa. Covid Conspiracy, 18 May 2021

Conference Presentations

Acting Movement Workshop, Sharooq Reflections Festival, 18 December 2019
Devising Workshop Series, 29 April 2019
Breaking the Plague, Aus 2nd International Theatre Festival, 07 February 2019

Awards and Honors

CAS 2024-2025 Creative Works Award, AUS College of Arts and Sciences, Sabbatical project in Florida developing Pastry Village was followed up with fully mounted production at AUS in Fall 2024., 2025
2023 Sabbatical Award, AUS, Develop newly written and composed musical with advanced acting students from Florida Atlantic University. For future production at AUS., 2023
Director of Invited Production, Neveshaya, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region IV, 3 February 2010
Director of Invited Production, Neveshaya, LAU 12th International Theatre Festival, 21 April 2009
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Directing Mentor, Region IV, Kenendy Center, Region IV, 9 February 2006
Director and Playwright of Invited Produciton, Warsaw Uprising 1944, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region IV, 8 February 2006
Director of Invited Production, Conflict (excerpts), Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region IV, 5 February 2003
Teacher of the Year Award, Osbourn High School, 2 June 1999

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