ANTHONY MARK STOCKARD

CV SUMMARY
Full CV available upon request.
ABRIDGED HIGHLIGHTS
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION & TRAINING

MASTER OF FINE ARTS
in THEATRE ARTS

GRADUATE STUDY
in CLASSICAL ACTING
BACHELOR OF ARTS
in THEATRE ARTS
Alabama State University
Emphasis in Performance
Theatre Arts Tuition Scholarship
University of Alabama/
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Fully Funded Graduate Fellow
Brandeis University
Emphasis in Acting
Fully Funded Graduate Fellow

UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTION & ADMINISTRATION
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
Tenured, Full Professor of Drama
Founder, Drama & Theatre Program
Founder & Artistic Director, NSU Theatre Company
Achievements & Highlights:
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2021 Excellence in Undergraduate Training in Acting Award - University Resident Theatre Association
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Named one of 25 Game Changers in American Theatre by Black Masks Magazine
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America's most award-winning, nationally recognized HBCU drama program, 2015-2020
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Virginia's most award-winning, nationally recognized program in performance, 2015-2021
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Justified and met benchmarks to expand faculty and staff from two to seven in under five years
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Five-year theatre enrollment increase of more than one-thousand-two-hundred percent (1,200%)
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Five-year theatre production annual revenue increase of three-thousand-one-hundred percent (3,100% )
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Proposed, designed and founded the brand new Bachelor of Arts in Drama & Theatre Program
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Four years of consecutive sold-out productions
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Established University partnerships and co-productions with Equity and professional companies
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Guided the design of brand new, state-of-the-art, Mainstage & Studio Theaters
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Presidentially appointed to serve as a Senior Fellow in the Robert C. Nusbaum Honors College
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Two time recipient, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Awards
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Winner, Best Fine Arts Program - The HBCU Awards
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Two-time selection as one of four national finalists for Male Faculty of the Year - The HBCU Awards
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Three-time recipient, Excellence in Directing Award, The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
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Excellence in Design Award, The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
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Historic four-time consecutive selection to the National Black Theatre Festival
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Inaugural Recipient, 50 Under 50 Award, Alabama State University
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Chartered the Alpha Theta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society
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Established the Norfolk Regional Site for the National August Wilson Monologue Competition
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Stages of Development, Biographical Feature, The Virginian-Pilot
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Stage Directions, Alumni Profile Feature, Brandeis Magazine
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NSU's Anthony Stockard: A Force of Theatre, Community Leadership Profile Feature, New Journal & Guide
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
Achievements & Highlights:
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Inaugural & three-time recipient, Faculty Member of the Year Award, Alabama State University Department of Theatre Arts
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Inaugural recipient, Faculty Award of Excellence, Alabama State University Faculty Senate
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Three-time recipient, Excellence in Directing Award, The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
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The Stockard-Wilkerson Outstanding Student Director Award established by the Alabama State University Department of Theatre Arts
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Established the Denise Davis-Cotton Scholarship Fund
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Assisted with initial accreditation designation from the National Association for Schools of Theatre
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Established the annual Spring Break on Broadway research trip to New York City
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Created new courses: Stage Management, Career & Portfolio Preparation, Acting III: Classical Acting & Acting IV: Acting for the Camera