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Paula Dawson
Artist-in-Residence, Acting

Email: pdawson@okcu.edu
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Paula Dawson received an MFA in Acting from the University of California-Davis and holds a BFA in Performance from Concordia University-Montreal. Her background is in physical theatre, clown, devised work and contemporary theatre practice. She has previously taught in the BFA acting programs at Utah State University and the University of Mississippi. She has worked for many years as an actor and director in the United States and Canada in both theatre and film, and was co-founder of Canadian theatre companies, StageLeft and Soulfishing, both devoted to the production of new works. Her work with and for young people includes touring with Theatre New Brunswick’s Young Company, leading workshops in video production/performance for Summerhouse Theatre, as well as developing acting curriculum and directing for OCU’s Performance Arts Academy. Ms. Dawson’s present research is in the area of contemporary theatre practice and pedagogy, including an exploration into kinesthetic response to architecture and landscape, and its relationship to the structure of narrative and character development/identity.