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Cláudio Medeiros |
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EMPLOYMENT
08/2004-Assistant Professor, Middlebury College, VT.
present Currently teaching: Theatre History and Acting.
Other courses: Greek Tragedy in Performance;Sex and Power on Stage; Directing I; Voices from the postcolonial world; From Autobiography to Performance; Brecht and Beyond: From Theory to Practice; US Gay and Lesbian Drama; Twentieth Century Performance Aesthetics (see complete list below)
07/2014-Master Instructor/Consultant, Pinnacle Performance Company
present Gives communication and presentation workshops to business professionals in the United States and abroad. Recent workshops: KPMG, India; Motorolla, Brazil; McDonald’s, Chicago; TripAdvisor, New York and Boston.
01/2004-Visiting Assistant Professor, Middlebury College, VT.
05/2004 Courses: Theatre History and The Creative Process.
Productions: Waltz #6 and Never Swim Alone.
09/1998- Visiting Lecturer/guest artist, Middlebury College, VT.
12/2002 Taught 20th Century Performance Aesthetics, The Creative Process and acting technique in the Theatre Department, as well as Portuguese for advanced Spanish speakers in the Latin American Studies Program; in addition, directed productions in the college’s principal performance spaces: The Execution of Justice, Our Town, The House of Bernarda Alba and The Illusion. Further duties included advising majors and senior independent projects.
06/1994-Assistant to the director, Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
07/1994 Assisted artistic director Sharon Ott in production of Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior.
08/1992- Graduate student instructor/director, Center for Theatre Arts, UC Berkeley, California.
08/1998 Taught acting technique at the beginning and intermediate levels and scene study; directed
productions in the center’s principal performance spaces, including Tony Kushner’s
A Bright Room Called Day.
06/1996- Instructor, UC Berkeley’s Summer Session
08/1998 Taught Twentieth Century U.S. American Gay Drama.
05/1993-Assistant to the director, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA.
08/1993 Assisted John Tillinger and David Saint on three main stage productions.
08/1983 - Instructor, Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Inglesa, Natal, Brazil.
08/1986 Taught courses in English as a Second Language at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels.
05/1992-Directing fellow, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA.
08/1992 Directed semi-professional company of young actors in “Two of AIDS,” an evening of theatre and dance, and Cloud Nine.
08/1991 -Instructor, Escolas FISK, Natal, Brazil.
08/1992 Taught beginning level courses in ESL.
06/1990-Actor, Potomac Theatre Project, Washington, D.C.
08/1990
Education
12/2003 -Ph.D. in Dramatic Art. University of California at Berkeley.
Dissertation Title: “Queen of the Night: The Representation of Male Homosexuality in Brazilian Theatre (1960-1980).”
05/1996 -M.A. in Dramatic Art. University of California at Berkeley.
05/1990-B.A. in Theatre. Middlebury College, VT.
Summa cum laude.
Junior Phi Beta Kappa.
Minor: French Language and Literature.
directing credits
2016A Midsummer Night’s Dream Middlebury College, VT
2015 Spring Awakening/ Frank Wedekind Middlebury College, VT
2014 In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)/
Sarah Ruhl Middlebury College, VT
2011Big Love/ Charles Mee Middlebury College, VT
2011Lotus Lives/ Su Lian Tan & Anne Babson Middlebury College, VT
2010 Hecuba / EuripidesMiddlebury College, VT
2010 Bad Blood / Griselda GambaroMiddlebury College, VT
2008Lysistrata / Aristophanes Middlebury College, VT
2007Cabaret / Masteroff, Kander and EbbMiddlebury College, VT
2006 The Wedding Dress / Nelson RodriguesMiddlebury College, VT
2005 Necessary Targets / Eve EnslerMiddlebury College, VT
2004 Waltz #6/ Nelson Rodrigues Middlebury College, VT
2004 Never Swim Alone/ Daniel MacIvor Middlebury College, VT
2002 The Illusion/ Tony Kushner Middlebury College, VT
2002The House of Bernarda Alba / Lorca Middlebury College, VT
1999 Our Town/ T. Wilder Middlebury College, VT
1998 Execution of Justice/ Emily Mann Middlebury College, VT
1996 A Bright Room Called Day/ Tony Kushner UC Berkeley, CA
1995 Betrayal / Harold Pinter UC Berkeley, CA
1994 Cloud Nine / Caryl Churchill Williamstown Theatre Festival
1993 A Poster of the Cosmos / Lanford Wilson Williamstown Theatre Festival
1993 Two of AIDS, an evening of theatre and dance Williamstown Theatre Festival
1993 The Dog Plays / Robert Chesley Williamstown Theatre Festival
1993 Nasty Little Secrets/ Laney Robertson UC Berkeley, CA
1992 The Possibilities/ Howard Barker UC Berkeley, CA
1992 Sister Mary Ignatius… /Christopher Durang UC Berkeley, CA
publications
“Queering Homoerotic Desire, Silence and Violence in Zeno Wilde’s Blue Jeans:
A Performance-Sensitive Reading for the Twenty-First Century.”
Theatre Journal. Special issue on Latin American Theatre 56, n.3. 2004
* Nominated for the 2004 Gerald Kahan prize from the American Society for Theatre Research.
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MANUSCRIPTS IN PROCESS
“What To Do with Those Melodramatic Tears: Nelson Rodrigues and the
Performance of Hyperbolic Affect.”
“Dzi Croquettes: Gender-bending, Queerness and the Brazilian Imaginary.”
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conference presentations, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
“Além de Stanislavski” / Beyond Stanislavski: a workshop for actors
17 Janeiro de Grandes Espetáculos, Recife, Brazil2011
“Hécuba no século XXI: os desafios da tragédia grega.” / (public lecture)
17 Janeiro de Grandes Espetáculos, Recife, Brazil2011
O rei da vela (The King of Candle) / Staged reading of Oswald de Andrade’s
play for the Potomac Theatre Project’s After Dark series 2010
“Expressionist Excess and Melodrama: Towards a Rodriguean Aesthetics”
American Portuguese Studies Association 6th Int. Conference, Yale 2008
“Expressionism Excess and Sexual Anxiety in Nelson Rodrigues’ Work:
AllNudity Shall Be Punished and The Wedding Dress.”
Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Conference, Montreal. 2007
“Shall All Nudity Be Punished? Nelson Rodrigues and the expression of homosexual desire”
Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Conference, Puerto Rico. 2006
“A brief overview of homosexuality in the work of Nelson Rodrigues.”
Nelson Rodrigues Symposium, City University of New York. (Invited speaker) 2005
“Homosexuality and the subversion of the heterosexual bed in the work of Plínio Marcos.”
Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Conference, Las Vegas. 2004
“The dangerously delicious art of being a flaming queen in Brazil: there is something queer in
Navalha na Carne.”
Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference (ATHE), Toronto. 2004
“Violence against homosexuals in the work of Zeno Wilde.” LGBT pre-conference,
Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference (ATHE), Toronto. 2004
“Navalha na Carne: camp, witty bichas and the disruption of the Brazilian
sex/gender system.”
Conferência Nacional da Homocultura (ABEH), Brasília, Brazil. 2004
“Male Homosexuality in Brazil: the pleasures, dangers and challenges of an open secret.”
Center for Developing Area Studies, McGill University, Montreal. 2002
COURSES TAUGHT
Directing I – Foundations of the art of directing for Theatre majors.
Sex and Power on Stage – A dramatic literature, writing-intensive study of plays that not only discuss but “stage” sex and gender as the site where the personal becomes political and the political shapes the personal.
Acting Technique- An introduction to psychological realism using Konstantin Stanislavski’s methodology as
well as other techniques to free the actor’s instrument (physical, emotional and imaginative).
Scene Study and Characterization- In-depth scene study and acting technique for student actors with stage experience and an introductory course in acting technique.
Movement for the Actor- An exploration of characterization and physical expression using improvisation, Viewpoints, LeCoq, Clown and other body-centered performance techniques.
From Autobiography to Performance - A course in which students write autobiographically, examine their creative process, are exposed to the foundations of presence and embodiment in front of an audience, and perform an autobiographical solo piece as a culminating project.
Brecht and Beyond: From Theory to Practice-A senior seminar focusing on the plays and dramatic theories of Bertolt Brecht. In addition to the study of selected plays, the course examines the historical, political, and artistic context of Brecht’s writing, the development and implementation of his theories, and the impact of his work on later playwrights and theorists.
Greek Tragedy in Performance- This interdisciplinary course investigates selected Greek tragedies and comedies in their original civic and religious setting with a special focus on production.
Voices from the Postcolonial World - A course that introduces students to the analysis of dramatic literature while exposing them to seminal plays from non-dominant cultures in the western world. Some of the areas represented include Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, St. Lucia, Martinique and Québec.
Theatre History - A survey of the history of major western and non-western theatrical traditions, from Greek tragedy and comedy through the English Renaissance. In addition to major western traditions, the course includes sections on Chinese Yuan drama and Japanese Noh drama.
Twentieth Century Performance Aesthetics- A survey of seminal twentieth century, Western avant-garde movements, theorists and practitioners, from the French symbolists to contemporary practitioners such as Arianne Mnouchkine, Robert Wilson and Brazilian director Antunes Filho.
The Creative Process- An exploration of the theories behind and practice of creativity through different media, from drawing and object-making to movement and performance.
Twentieth Century US Gay and Lesbian Drama- A survey of American dramaturgy where homosexuality figures as a dominant theme.
Portuguese for Advanced Spanish Speakers- An introductory course in Portuguese for students with a substantial knowledge of Spanish.
English as a Second Language - Courses focused on oral communication at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.
HONORS AND Awards
04/2007 -Professor of the Year
The Middlebury Campus, Middlebury College’s student newspaper
10/2005 -Honorable Mention / 2004 Gerald Kahan Scholar’s Prize
American Society for Theatre Research
09/2000 -Minority Dissertation Fellowship
08/2001Middlebury College, VT.
05/1998 -Graduate Student Instructor Excellence Award
University of California at Berkeley.
08/1996-Humanities Graduate Research Grant
08/1997 University of California at Berkeley.
05/1995 -Eisner Prize for Artistic Excellence
University of California at Berkeley.
05/1995 -American College Theatre Festival Distinguished Award
Production of Tony Kushner’s A Bright Room Called Day.
05/1993 -Mark Goodsun Prize
University of California at Berkeley.
02/1991 -Irene Ryan Acting Competition National Finalist
American College Theatre Festival.
05/1989 - Junior Phi Beta Kappa
10/1984- British Council Scholarship for Overseas Teachers of ESL
British Council, Brazil
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
Manuscript reader for the Luso-Brazilian Review (2008; 2011/2012)
Invitation to contribute to special issue of Hispanic Issues-Online (Summer 2012)
Manuscript reader for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA)
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
Phi Beta Kappa
OTHER Skills
Languages: Fluent knowledge of English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.
Movement training: Modern Dance, Contact Improvisation, Viewpoints, LeCoq.
References
Available upon request.