ZACH HANKS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY 515 King Street | Nacogdoches, TX 75961 310.498.6752 |
[email protected] • Inspiring and relatable teaching artist who brings an emphasis on the practical, simple, and applicable to the classroom. • Industry veteran with experience training actors of all levels. • Offers compassion, encouragement, humor, and a deep commitment to the success of each student. • Enthusiastic collaborator and colleague who contributes with patience, diplomacy, and warmth. EDUCATION DEGREES M.F.A. Theater (Acting) 2004 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC B.A. Theatre, East Asian Studies 1998 Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA cum laude Diploma 1996 Kansai Gaikokugo Daigaku Osaka, JAPAN ADDITIONAL TRAINING Kelly Ward, Marsha Goodman, Collette Sunderman Burbank, CA Voice Acting for Animation 2011 Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir, Skyboat Media Sherman Oaks, CA Audiobook Narration Technique 2011 Jeremy Hall, Insomniac Games Burbank, CA Video Game Voice Acting 2011 Tom Keegan Los Angeles, CA Motion Capture Acting Technique 2011 Robert Easton, Eliza Jane Schneider Los Angeles, CA Accents & Dialects 2007 – 2010 Leigh Gilbert West Hollywood, CA Commercial Voice Acting 2007 Todd Patrick Breaugh Columbia, SC On-Camera Technique 2004 Sara Romersberger, SMU Theatre Columbia, SC Commedia Dell’ Arte 2003 Eric Hoffman Columbia, SC Meisner Technique, Shakespeare 2002 - 2003 Scot J. Mann, Mercer University Columbia, SC Stage Combat 2002 Paul Wagar, ARK theatre company Los Angeles, CA Voice, Diction, Verse Text 2000 – 2001 Enrico Colantoni North Hollywood, CA Scene Study 1999 The Virginia Tea Party – SAFD Intensive Williamsburg, VA Stage Combat 1998 Alliance Theatre Atlanta, GA Acting – Robert Cohen’s GOTE system 1996 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS VASTA – Voice and Speech Trainers Association 2012 – present SAG–AFTRA 2012 – present AFTRA 2007 – 2012 SAG 2005 – 2012 PUBLISHED WRITING The Art of Voice Acting (4th Edition) by James R.