Christopher Miller

Professor
Theatre

Office Location

Tahlequah
University Playhouse 102
(918) 444-2794

Bio

Christopher Miller is a playwright, screenwriter and associate professor at Northeastern State University. His plays have been produced in numerous venues around the globe and have been published by Independent Playwrights Inc. and Heartland Plays. In 2008, his original co-authored script for The Association won Best Sitcom at the Arizona Film and Television Festival. His co-authored film textbook, Persistence of Vision, was published by the Kendall/Hunt Publishing company. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Arizona State University and is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. In 2019 he was named a DaVinci Fellow.

Education
Research Interests
Teaching Interests
Professional Activities
Courses Taught

Education:

OtherMaster of Fine Arts M.F.A., Creative Writing, Arizona State University, 2003
BA, Theatre Arts , Barat College of DePaul University, 1994

Dramatic Writing/Dramturgy
Acting
History of Theatre
Scenography

Performances:

2017 - 2017, Theatre - Direct play, NSU Drama (Tahlequah)
NSU Drama
2017 - 2017, Theatre - Design scenery, ()
2017 - 2017, Theatre - Write play, NSU Drama (Tahlequah)
NSU Drama
2015 - 2015, Theatre - Write play, ()
2018 - 2018, Theatre - Direct play, Christopher Miller (Tahlequah)
Christopher Miller
2018 - 2018, Theatre - Design (all elements), NSU Drama ()
NSU Drama
2018 - 2018, Theatre - Write play, NSU Drama (Tahlequah)
NSU Drama
2016 - 2016, NSU Drama ()
NSU Drama
2015 - 2015, Theatre - Direct play, NSU Drama (Tahlequah)
NSU Drama
2018 - 2018, Theatre - Direct play, Northeastern Drama (Tahlequah)
Northeastern Drama

Intellectual Content:

Focus (Book, Non-Scholarly-New), Discovery, Published, 2012
Home: A Dogs Tale, a play for children (Book, Non-Scholarly-New), Discovery, Published, 2013
Old Sultan, a play for children (Book, Scholarly-New), Discovery, Published, 2012
Persistence of Vision (Book, Textbook-New), Teaching & Learning, Published, 2016
Persistence of Vision: An Introduction to Film Appreciation (Book, Textbook-New), Application, Published, May, 2016

Presentations:

A Collaborative Production Design for Jones And Schmidts The Fantasticks - Oklahoma Research Day - Tahlequah, Oklahoma - March 2015
A Collaborative Production Design for Jones And Schmidts The Fantasticks - Oklahoma Research Day - Tahlequah, Oklahoma - March 2015
Black Comedy: Designing for a Theatrical Farce Set in the 1960s - Oklahoma Research Day - Edmond, Oklahoma - March 2013
Creating a Story Through Improvisation - Oklahoma Thespian Festival - Tulsa, OK - February 2018
Developing a historically-based production design for an original Native American musical - Oklahoma Research Day - Edmond, Oklahoma - March 2014
Developing a historically-based production design for an original Native American musical - Oklahoma Research Day - Edmond, Oklahoma - March 2014
Improvisation and Ensemble Building - - Ada, Oklahoma - September 2017
Student Design Panel - Faces of Activism: In the Classroom and Beyond - Broken Arrow, Oklahoma - September 2015
Student Design Panel - Creative Collaboration - Tulsa, Oklahoma - September 2016
Workshop: Scenic Design Basics and Tools - Creative Collaboration - Tulsa, Oklahoma - September 2016

Courses Taught:

FILM APPRECIATION - DRAM 2843 - Summer 2020
SEMINAR IN THEATRE (C) - DRAM 4363 - Spring 2020
SCREEN WRITING WORKSHOP - ENGL 4433 - Spring 2020
PLAYWRITING - DRAM 4513 - Spring 2019
DESIGN FOR THE THEATRE - DRAM 3533 - Spring 2019
ADVANCED ACTING - THTR 3703 - Fall 2015
ACTING FUNDAMENTALS - THTR 3263 - Fall 2014
HISTORY OF THEATRE II - THTR 4733 - Fall 2014
THEATRE APPRECIATION - THTR 2763 - Spring 2014
HISTORY OF THEATRE I - THTR 4723 - Fall 2013