Judy Myers, M.F.A.
Department Chair, Theatre and Dance - Associate Professor
Saint Mary's Hall, SM306
Campus Box: #1458
(507) 457-6686
jmyers@smumn.edu

Dept:

Judy Myers is a tenured Associate Professor of Threatre Arts at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Judy holds a B.A. in Music and Theatre from the University of Michigan (Flint) and a M.F.A. in Acting/Directing from the University of Arizona (Tucson). She comes to Saint Mary’s from Chicago where she was the resident musical director for New Tuners Theatre from 1989 to 1999, music directing and/or directing the world premieres of over twenty new musicals. Her musical direction of 4 a.m. Boogie Blues, the a cappella musical, garnered her a prestigious After Dark Award as well as a Joseph Jefferson Citation nomination. Musical scores include The Man Who Shot The Man Who Shot Jesse James, The Tempest, Dark of the Moon, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, and Caucasian Chalk Circle as well as numerous theatre songs. Judy also earned a Joseph Jefferson Citation for her sound design of The Incorruptible at Bailiwick Repertory Theatre of Chicago. She served on the founding Board of Directors for the Michigan Shakespeare Festival, as founding Board of Trustees Artistic Advisor for Michigan’s Buckham Alley Theatre, and Business Manager for Theatre Building Chicago. She teaches Acting, Directing, Oral Communication, Voice and Movement, Singing for the Stage, The Development of the American Musical, Theatre in London, London Theatre: Page to Stage, and Artscore as well as adjunct instructor for the music department teaching Vocal Coaching.

Judy's SMU directing credits include Company, remains, Our Town (London), Cabaret, The Misanthrope, The House of Bernarda Alba, The Sea Gull, subUrbia (London), The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Uncle Harry. Music directing credits include Candlelight Night and Day, Candlelight by the Sea, Baby, Gypsy, Candlelight 2000, and Into the Woods. Judy is also the director of the Rushford Area for the Arts (RASA) Community Showtune Choir. She has directed Dearly Departed and Hello, Dolly! for RASA as well. Other directing and performance credits include local cabaret gigs.

Courses Recently Taught at SMU
Voice Coaching
Oral Communications
Voice & Movement
Advanced Acting
Directing I
Topics: Career Development
Topics: Playwriting
Graduation Project

Professional Organizations
Sigma Alpha Lota
Voice and Speech Trainers Association
Communication & Theatre Association of MN
Alpha Psi Omega

Education
M.F.A., Acting/Directing, University of Arizona, AZ, 1986
B.A.,Theatre and Music, University of Michigan-Flint, MI, 1984

Teaching Experience
2007 to Present: Associate Professor, Theatre Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
2003-2007: Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
2001-2003: Visiting Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
1999-2001: Artist-in-Residence, Theatre Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
1998: Guest Lecturer, North Park University, Chicago, IL
1989-1995: Music Director/Choral Instructor, St. Scholastica, Chicago, IL
1987-1988: Lecturer, University of Michigan, Flint, MI
1984-1986: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Honors
2004-2005: Manchester Who's Who Among Professionals
2002, 2004, 2005: Who's Who Among America's Teachers
2003: Nominee for Severin Award for Excellence in Teaching, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN

Selected Presentations
Music Director/Arranger, Candlelight Night & Day, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2006

Director, Our Town, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2005

Co-Director, Cabaret, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2005

Director, Dearly Departed, Rushford Area Society of the Arts, Rushford, MN, 2005

Composer, The Tempest, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA, 2005

Director and Music Director, Hello Dolly, Rushford Area Society of the Arts, Rushford, MN, 2004

Director, The Misanthrope, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2004

Director, The Sea Gull, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2004

Music Director/Arranger, Candlelight by the Sea, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2004

Director, The House of Bernarda Alba, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2003

Music Director, Baby!, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2003

Music Director, Gypsy, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2002

Director, subUrbia, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2001

Director, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2001

Director, Uncle Harry, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2000

Music Director, Into the Woods, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2000

Music Director/Arranger, Candlelight 2000, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2000

Music Director, Tintypes, Wayside Theatre, Middletown, VA, 1999

Assistant Director, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Wayside Theatr, Middletown, VA, 1999

Director, Emma & Company, Theatre Building Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1999

Music Director, Overland, Theatre Building Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1999

Guest Music Director, The Amorous Flea, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL, 1999

Music Director, Hans Brinker, Theatre Building Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1994-1998

Director and Music Director, 4 a.m. Boogie Blues, the a Cappella Musical, Theatre Building Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1998

Director, Bit By Bit By Sondheim, Theatre Building Chicago, IL, 1997