Educator
Teaching Philosophy
Kevin has taught in a range of BA, BFA, and MFA programs, as well as national, international, and regional workshops and conferences.
My teaching blends liberal arts synthesis and context with practical skills that can help put students on the path toward a professional performance career. I approach concepts through multiple lenses, incorporating in my performance classes elements like the thoughtful analysis of Stanislavski and Adler, supplemented by the imagination and joy of Michael Chekhov, the physical discovery and play of Lecoq, the specificity and rigor of Margolis Method, and Meisner’s genuine, extra-textual exchanges between scene partners. Special contexts like stage combat, intimacy, screen work, or devised physical theatre make more explicit the need to balance technical and artistic aspects of performance. Ultimately, actors need to understand the story we’re trying to tell, know how to translate that into playable actions, and despite all that analysis and planning, still be able to listen and respond to those with whom we share the stage.
I think the same can be said of all students, whether they aspire to literal or metaphorical performance.
Student Work
Examples of student work in mask, stage combat, and more.
Scholarship
Research interests include pedagogical innovation, motion capture, and performer/object interaction.
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Books Published
Publications
Kevin has two books in print, a book chapter, and numerous articles and images in The Fight Master (for which he now also serves as an Associate Editor). He has been interviewed in The New York Times, National Public Radio, Variety, and more, and presented at conferences and workshops around North America.

The Theatrical Firearms Handbook
Focal/Routledge

The Screen Combat Handbook
Focal/Routledge

The Sixth Sense in Action
The Fight Master

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Sample Classes
Other previously taught classes and topics include Public Speaking, Intro to Drama, and Writing Seminars.
