Flager College - Faculty Profiles

Department:

Research, Professional and Creative Activity:

• Directed numerous theatre performances at Flagler College
• Appeared in multiple film and television productions
• Recipient of the Quin Martin Award for merit and scholarship and the Helen Hayes Award for talent and merit
• Member of the Southeastern Theatre Conference, the Florida Theatre Conference and the Voice and Speech Trainers Association
• Freelance vocal talent for WFOY and others
• Fluent in German and Spanish – Specialized dialects include Transatlantic; Received Pronunciation; Cockney; Irish; Scottish; and Southern

Professional Profile:

Professor McCook earned her M.F.A. in Graduate Acting from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts and her B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Santa Clara. She also completed an intensive workshop with Patrick Stewart (Royal Shakespeare Company) at the University of Santa Clara. Her theater arts expertise ranges from directing and producing to acting, dancing and voice performances. She has worked on both stage and screen, with television credits including CBS’ The Guiding Light and HBO’s Moonchild.

Teaching and Related Service:

Courses taught:

• Directing
• Acting Styles
• Performing Shakespeare
• Voice and Speech Production for the Stage
• Theater History
• Oral Interpretation of Literature
• Acting

Previously taught at:

• Academy of Music and Arts, Children’s division
• Weist-BaronSchool, Children’s Division
• Education in Dance, New York City

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