Terence Cranendonk
Title: Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts
Dept/Program: School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration
Office: Guzzetta Hall
Email: tc5@uakron.edu
Biography
Terence Cranendonk is an actor, director, and playwright. From 1992 to 1999, Terence was a member of the New World Performance Laboratory, with whom he toured and performed throughout the world. He toured his solo performance, I Dreamed of Rats, from 1997 to 2015, most recently at the Mad River International Theatre Festival in Blue Lake, CA. Terence has performed Off Broadway and regionally at venues such as the Kennedy Center, New York’s Public Theatre, Home for Contemporary Theatre, and Target Margin. Local performances include work with Porthouse Theatre; Cleveland Playhouse; Cleveland Public Theatre; Mamai; Cleveland Orchestra; Akron Symphony; Convergence-Continuum; and Theatre Ninjas. He received his BA in Theater Studies from Yale University, his MA in Theatre Arts from the University of Akron, and his MFA in Acting at Kent State University. Terence also studied with the Polish Laboratory Theatre’s Ryszard Cieslak, as well as at the Michael Chekhov Studio, and is a graduate of the Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre. He is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner (GCFP) and a proud member of Actors’ Equity (AEA).
Education
- B.A. in Theater Studies, Yale University
- M.A. in Theatre Arts, University of Akron
- Dell'Arte School of Physical Theatre
- Certified Feldenkrais Method Practitioner
- M.F.A in Acting, Kent State University
Courses
Acting II
Playscript and Performance Analysis
History of Theatre and Dramatic Literature I and II
Experiencing Theatre