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Dr. Kevin Tyson Gates

  • Assoc Professor of Instruction - School of Theatre, Dance, & Film
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Biography and expertise

Kevin Gates holds an MA in Theatre from Texas State and a JD from the University of Houston Law Center.

Education

Special Professional Degree

JD in Law

University of Houston, 1998

Master's Degree

MA in Theatre

Texas State University, 2014

Bachelor's Degree

BS in Political Science

University of Houston, 1991

  • Actor / Director, Two Gentlemen of Bologna (Improvised Shakespeare). December 2025.
  • Actor (Atticus Finch), To Kill A Mockingbird. October 2025.
  • Actor (Narrator), Into The Woods. July 2025.
  • Actor (Sir Isenbart) and Fight Chreographer, Locksley, A Tale Of Robin Hood. March 2025.
  • Intimacy Coordinator, Reasons To Be Pretty. February 2025 - March 2025.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Cast of a Play (Comedy, Local), BroadwayWorld Austin. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Direction of a Play - Drama, BroadwayWorld Austin. 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Play - Drama, BroadwayWorld Austin. 2014
  1. Other

    Senate Advisory Group

  2. Undergraduate Advisor

    Alpha Psi Omega

  3. Other

    Alpha Psi Omega

  4. Other

    JTLT

  5. Other

    JTLT

  6. Judge

    English Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition

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