Dr. Terry Converse is a Professor of Theatre in the Washington State University School of Music and Theatre arts, where he teaches:
He holds an M.F.A. in directing from the University of Minnesota and Ph.D. in Theatre Arts from the University of California at Los Angles. Prior to coming to Washington State University, he taught at Centre College in Kentucky, the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks and Livingston University in Alabama. Additionally, Dr. Converse has directed works for the Long Beach Grand Opera, the Guthrie Other Place Theatre, The Arkansas Art Center, Cherry County Players, Peninsula Players, and Theatre by the Sea. His text:
is published by Meriwether. He has presented papers and all-day workshops at the National Convention of Association for Theatre in Higher Education and at the Northwest Drama Conference. He has directed twenty-eight plays with university students and thirteen plays/musicals/operas in professional settings. Dr. Converse lives in Pullman, Washington with his wife, two children, and a puppy named Puck. When not teaching he loves to escape to the water to sail and wind surf.
