P. JERALD BANGHAM

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• 2000 - Retired
• 1973-2000  Alcorn State University Associate Professor
• 1972-1973 Ohio State University Technical Assistant Museum of Zoology
• 1968-1970 Miss. University for Women Associate Professor
• 1961-1968 Morehead State University Assistant Professor

EDUCATION

• 1959-1965 Ph.D. Ohio State University Speech (Theatre History)
• 1957-1959 MA Ohio State University Speech (Theatre)
• 1953-1957 BA Ohio State University Speech (Theatre)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Theatre Historian in Residence. Snug Harbor Cultural Center
• Staten Island, New York. Summer 1980 & 1981.
• Board of Directors, Mississippi Theatre Association 1979-1983.
• Secretary and Newsletter Editor, Mississippi Theatre Association 1982-1983.
• Field Bibliographer ASTR-IFTR International Bibliography of Theatre 1983-
• Directed and Scripted I Ain't Lying presented at Mississippi Folklore Society,
• Jackson, MS, April 1984.
• Presented "Samuel Phelps's production of Richard III" at the ASTR Convention,
• Bloomington, IN, November 1984.
• Secretary and Newsletter Editor, Mississippi Theatre Association. 1985-1986
• I Ain't Lying presented at Southern Speech Communication Association Convention,
• Winston-Salem, NC, April 1985
• Board of Directors, Mississippi Theatre Association 1988-89
• Newsletter Editor 1990-93
• Scholar in Residence University of Georgia Parma\London Drama Program
• Summer 1991
• Presented "Internet Resources for Theatre and Communications Teachers"
• Mississippi Speech Communication Association - Spring 1994
• Member of Scenography Working Group, Int. Federation for Theatre Research
• Moscow, Summer 1994
• Prague, Summer 1995
• Cholula, Mexico, Summer 1997
• Canterbury, Summer 1998
• Lyon, Fall 2000
• Theatre Chair - Mississippi Speech Communication Association
• 1996 - 1997
• Presented "The Mystery of the Kabirian Mysteries"
  • Association for Theatre in Higher Education - Washington - Summer 2000
• Participated in Panel "Ancient Greek Theatres - Lessons from a Tour"
  • Southeastern Theatre Conference - Jacksonville FL - March 2001

• Port Gibson Preservation Commission
• Board of Trustees, Harriette Person Memorial Library
• Port Gibson Main Street, Inc. (Design Committee)
• Member, Project Committee - Claiborne County Oral History Project

For a list of plays I've directed, click here

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Association of University Professors · American Drama Society · American Society for Theatre Research · Association for Communication Administration · International Shakespeare Society · International Federation for Theatre Research ·League of Historic American Theatres · Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society · Mississippi Speech Communication Association · Mississippi Theatre Association · National Conference on African American Theatre · Society for Theatre Research (England) · Southeastern Theatre Conference (Life Member) · Southern Speech Communication Association · National Communication Association · Theatre Historical Society · Theatre Library Association · U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

Mississippi Folklife Association (Life Member), Mississippi Heritage Trust · National Trust for Historic Preservation · The Sierra Club (Life Member) · National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors

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