Faculty Guide

Title

Louis, Frances and Jeffrey Sachar Chair in Creative Arts

Cultural Production
Theater Arts

Expertise

Acting and Directing

Profile

Mr. Hill has been a professional actor, director, and writer for nearly thirty years. He has introduced Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki's acclaimed method of actor training to universities across America.

Awards and Honors

The Barbara Sherman '54 and Malcolm L. Sherman Director of Theater Arts at Brandeis University (2004)

Temple Universiy Alumni Achievement Award for Excellence in the American Theater (1993)

Courses Taught

THA	42a	Acting Practicum
THA	44a	Directing Practicum
THA	70a	Directing
THA	75b	Shakespeare in Performance
THA	130a	Suzuki
THA	180b	Euripides' Hecuba in Performance
THA	195a	Topics in Theater and Drama
THA	215a	Rehearsal and Performance I, Fall Productions
THA	215b	Rehearsal and Performance I
THA	265b	Rehearsal and Performance II: Part 2
THA	319a	The Actor/Director Collaboration
THA	395a	Topics in Theater and Drama
USEM	81b	Monsters and Messiahs: The Scientist in Theater and Film

Scholarship

King Lear by William Shakespeare - Direction of an Original Adaptation. Director Hill, Eric. Spingold Center at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Jan/Feb 2005.

Siddhartha - A Jungian Fantasy - Adapted From the Novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. By Hill, Eric. Director/Writer Hill, Eric. Berkshire Theater Festival, Stockbridge, MA

The Who's Tommy. Director Hill, Eric. Spingold Center at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Oct-Dec 2004.

The Trojan Women - An Original Adaptation of the Tragedy by Euripides. By Hill, Eric. Hill, Eric. Conecticut Repertory Theater

Visions of an Ancient Dreamer - An Original Adaptation of Three Plays by Euripides: Helen, Orestes and Iphigenia at Tauris. By Hill, Eric. Hill, Eric. StageWest, Springfield, MA