Andy Head
Assistant Professor
Andy Head
Assistant Professor
Education
BS, Bradley University; MFA, Michigan State University
Bio
Andy Head is an Assistant Professor working with both RIT & NTID Performing Arts. Since joining RIT/NTID, he has directed "Love’s Fire: Seven Plays Inspired by Seven Shakespearean Sonnets" (2016), an adapted version of "Peer Gynt" with the RIT Orchestra (2017), "Stupid F*cking Bird" (2018), "Cabaret" (2018), "I and You" (2019), “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms” (2021), “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches” (2021), "Everybody" (2022), and the immersive, team-directed production of "Thy Name is Woman" (2023). He also team-directed "Broadway Bake Off" (2024) for the School of Performing Arts and served as assistant director and vocal coach for "Peter and the Starcatcher" (2024) with NTID Performing Arts. Two of his productions, "I and You" and “Angels in America”, were selected to perform at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for Region 2. “I and You” won a 2020 Outstanding Ensemble Production award from the KCACTF National Committee. “Angels in America” won a 2022 Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Award from KCACTF National Committee, among others. The award “recognizes programs in higher education using theatrical production to promote long-term societal impact through an artistic lens, to encourage empathetic exploration of the complex cultural and physical world, and to advocate for justice on campus and throughout the world.”
Andy completed his graduate studies in Acting at Michigan State University. He has acted professionally with the Michigan Shakespeare Festival, New Harmony Theatre, Summer Circle Theatre, and the Williamston Theatre. Locally he's appeared in the Rochester Fringe Festival, at the Wallbyrd Theatre Company, and with Blackfriars Theatre.
Andy has carried theatre outreach work to Ghana, where he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer for two years and created educational theatre pieces with members of his community. Before joining the RIT faculty, Andy taught for the Performing Arts Department at the University of Southern Indiana.
Courses Offered:
Introduction to Theatre
Introduction to Theatre (Online)
Introduction to Performing Arts
Traditions of Theatre in the US
Traditions of Shakespearean Theatre
Museum Theatre
Fundamentals of Acting
Auditioning Techniques
Devising Theatre
Theatre Ensemble
Dramatic Theory & Text Analysis
Experiential Learning in Performing Arts
His current office is LBJ-1531.
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October 31, 2024
RIT/NTID Performing Arts presents PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Nov. 15-17
RIT/NTID Performing Arts will present “Peter and the Starcatcher” Nov. 15 – 17, presented in ASL and spoken English, in the Robert F. Panara Theatre on the RIT campus.
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September 29, 2023
NTID Performing Arts and RIT School of Performing Arts present ‘Thy Name is Woman’ Nov. 9-12
Thy Name is Woman, an immersive and site-specific adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, will be presented by NTID’s Department of Performing Arts and the School of Performing Arts. Shows are 7 p.m. Nov. 9-11 and 2 p.m. Nov. 11-12.
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August 21, 2023
RIT students to get a sneak peek of theater and dance productions
Calling all potential cast members, stage managers, designers, dancers, costumers, theater technicians, and more: RIT’s first “Full Season Audition Debut” is set for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 30 in Ingle Auditorium.
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July 29, 2024
Head publishes book on inclusive theater production