Faculty Profile for Kaitlin Hopkins

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Kaitlin Hopkins
Professor of Practice — Department of Theatre & Dance
THEA 217
phone: (512) 245-6841
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Kaitlin Hopkins is an award-winning actress, director, producer, and educator and has performed on and off Broadway, on national and international tours, and in film and television for more than 30 years.

In 2009, she created BFA musical theatre program at Texas State University ranked in the top 10 musical theatre programs in the country.

As an educator, she received the 2016 Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching from Texas State University and was recognized by Broadway Dreams Foundation as an innovative voice in education and one of the Top 6 women educators in the performing arts.

Hopkins works as an arts consultant worldwide, in 2011 she collaborated with the ProJazz Institute to create and launch the first musical theatre training program in Chile, and currently serves on the Artistic Advisory Board for North Texas Performing Arts, and as an External Examiner for The Sharjah Performing Arts Academy in Dubai; the first musical theatre training program of its kind in the Middle East.

As an entrepreneur, Hopkins is the proud creator and CEO of Fontus Dry Mouth Lozenges. In addition, Hopkins pioneered groundbreaking research on mental wellness for performing artists and athletes and co-founded Living Mental Wellness a holistic, evidence-based company that offers educational programs to enhance mental wellness through an integrated scientific life skills model. www.KaitlinHopkins.net

Teaching Interests

 Musical Theatre Performance and Auditioning, Business of the Business, Acting, College Audition Prep, Vocal Health, Mental Wellness for performers

Research Interests

 Mental Wellness for performing artists
Vocal Health

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Producer, Beehive. 2021 - Present.
  • Producer, The Last Five Years. 2021 - Present.
  • Producer, Spring Awakening. 2021 - Present.
  • Co-Director, Hair. 2022.
    Performances:
    • Performing Arts Center, Texas State University.
  • Working-The Musical. 2020.
    Performances:
    • Porchlight Productions, virtual livestream.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Nominee: Denise M Trauth Leadership Award. 2021 - 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: SMart Award, San Marcos Counsel. 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Teaching. 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Top 10 Musical Theatre BFA Programs in the nation, CollegeMagazine.com. 2015

Selected Grants

  • Hopkins, Kaitlin. The Stillwater Foundation. (Funded: 2015). Grant.
  • Hopkins, Kaitlin. The Stillwater Foundation. (Funded: 2014). Grant.
  • Hopkins, Kaitlin. Stillwater Foundation Grant, Private / Foundation / Corporate. (Funded: August 2022 - May 2023). Grant.
  • Hopkins, Kaitlin. Stillwater Foundation Grant, Stillwater Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $30000. (Funded: 2021 - 2022). Grant.
  • Hopkins, Kaitlin. Stillwater Foundation Grant, Stillwater Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $30000. (Funded: 2019 - 2020). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Guest Speaker
"The Big Idea"-Texas State Podcast
2021-Present
Member
Dance Lecturer Search Committee
2021-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Routledge Press- Book Review- The Stage Actor’s Handbook by Michael Kostroff
2021-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Routledge Press- Book Review- Fifty Key Musicals by Robert Schneider
2021-Present
Member
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
2021-2022