David Dynak

Theatre Education

david.dynak@utah.edu

From 1998 to 2004, Dr. Dynak served as Chair of the Department of Theatre. He also directs the BFA Theatre Education Program and teaches components of the U's arts curriculum required of all preservice elementary teachers. Before coming to the University of Utah, he served for four years as Head of the Integrated Creative Arts minor at Western Michigan University. He has a Ph.D. in theatre, an M.A. in Educational Foundations, and a B.A. in English--all from Michigan State University.

Dr. Dynak has extensive teaching experience from pre-K to graduate school. He has been involved in a host of curriculum development projects for school districts, in research, and in program and policy development for national and international arts-in-education organizations.

Dr. Dynak is deeply involved in new work development. For the past six years, he has been a member of the administrative team of the acclaimed Sundance Theatre Lab. He has also facilitated and mentored original works as Director of the U's ArtsBridge Program (see also the national ArtsBridge America website). Since the early 80s, he has collaborated with arts educators on the development of performance-based theatre festivals for secondary students in Europe and the United States.