Faculty Profile for Dr. Charles Ney

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Dr. Charles Ney
Distinguished Professor Emeritus — School of Theatre, Dance, & Film
THEA 101
phone: (512) 245-2147

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • director, producer, hang. May 2019 - October 19, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Theatre Company. October 3, 2019 - October 19, 2019 Ground Floor Theatre, Austin, TX USA.
    • Reviewed by: Michael Meigs.
    • Reviewed by: Lynn Beaver.
    • Reviewed by: Daniel Tejera.
    • Reviewed by: Andrew J. Friedenthal.
  • Ney, C. (2018). Directing Shakespeare in America: Historical Perspectives. London/New York, United Kingdom/USA: Arden Shakespeare - Bloomsbury Publishers. Retrieved from https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/directing-shakespeare-in-america-9781474289696/
  • Ney, C. (2016). Directing Shakespeare in America: Current Practices. London/New York, United Kingdom/USA: Arden Shakespeare - Bloomsbury Publishers. Retrieved from https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/directing-shakespeare-in-america-9781474239844/
  • Director, Measure for Measure. August 20, 2019 - February 16, 2020.
    Performances:
    • Department of Theatre and Dance, TSU. February 11, 2020 - February 16, 2020 Harrison Theatre, San Marcos, TX.
  • Acting (representative): Rimsky Korsakov, Scheherazade: Beyond the Score. 2014.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence, Texas State University. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: One of 13 Best Productions of the Year, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Austin Chronicle. 2014
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Best Director and Best Production, Richard III, Austin Critics Circle. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Who’s Who in America. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2012

Selected Grants

  • Ney, Charles. Research Enchancement Grant, “Issues in Staging Shakespeare Today", $7925. (Funded: October 2003). Grant.
  • Ney, Charles. Idaho Repertory Theatre General Operating Support, Idaho Commission on the Arts, $6700. (Funded: 2000). Grant.
  • Ney, Charles. Idaho Repertory Theatre General Operating Support, Idaho Commission on the Arts, $5775. (Funded: 1999). Grant.
  • Ney, Charles. Idaho Repertory Theatre General Operating Support, Idaho Commission on the Arts, $4300. (Funded: 1998). Grant.
  • Ney, Charles. Idaho Repertory Theatre Travel Association Grant with the Moscow Chamber of Commerce, $1000. (Funded: 1998). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Associate Member
Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC)
2016-Present
Organizer
Scholarship for Shakespeare in England
2021-Present
Chair
Intimacy Committee
August 2020-Present
Member
Austin Creative Alliance
March 2019-Present
Member
Graduate Area Committee
2013-Present