| Title: | Chair & Assoc Professor |
| Dept: | Theatre & Dance |
| Office: | MB 271 |
| Phone: | 216-523-7420 |
| Email: | H.HOLSINGER@csuohio.edu |
| Web: | http://www.hollyholsinger.com |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. MB 271, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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| Education: | ||
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MFA, Acting, University of California, Irvine, 1991
B.A., Theatre, Boise State University, 1987 | ||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Holly Holsinger is a Creator, Director, and Performer of Theatre, Playwright, and Educator, with specialization in devising new plays, and using theatre to engage, empower and educate. Holly recently remounted her solo performance Frankenstein¿s Wake, co-created with Raymond Bobgan, at the Freedom and Focus Conference in London and at Catapult in New Orleans. Frankenstein¿s Wake previously received critical raves and audience acclaim in New York, Cleveland, and Chicago, and was featured at the Grotowski at Irvine and Beyond Conference at UC Irvine. She co-wrote and directed Ancestra at CPT, a play about women¿s rights in Ohio, which grew from community explorations and historical research. Another recent work, Insomnia: The Waking of Herselves, co-devised and performed at CPT and North American Cultural Laboratory, examines concepts of female identity and ¿wholeness. Holly is an Associate Professor at Cleveland State University where she teaches acting, voice, and movement. She received a Distinguished Faculty Award in 2017, the university¿s top honor for teaching. She received an MFA in Acting from the University of California, Irvine and is a certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| ¿ CSU Faculty Merit Award for Creative Activity, 2016
¿ CPAC Workforce Fellowship for creative work, 2016 ¿ KCACTF Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Ensemble, CSU¿s Blood Wedding, 2016 ¿ Distinguished Faculty Award in Teaching, 2015 ¿ Cleveland Critics Circle, Special Recognition for work as writer, director, and performer, 2014 ¿ KCACTF Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Ensemble, CSU¿s In the Red and Brown Water, 2013 ¿ CSU Faculty Merit Award for Creative Activity, 2012 ¿ CSU 50 Most Engaging Instructors of 100/200 Level Courses, 2011 ¿ Best Productions of 2011, Insomnia: The Waking of Herselves, Times Theatre Tribute ¿ Excellence in Teaching Award, CSU College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, 2010 ¿ KCACTF Certificate of Merit for Directing, CSU¿s Metamorphoses 2010 ¿ Theatre Innovators: Best Director 2010, Scene Magazine for CSU¿s In the Blood ¿ Best of Cleveland: Best Edgy Production 2008, Scene Magazine for Between Life and Death ¿ Excellence in Acting 2006 for Fefu and Her Friends, Angle Magazine ¿ Outstanding Performance 2006, Times Theatre Tribute for Fefu and Her Friends ¿ Best Actor 2000, Cleveland Free Times for Skin of Our Teeth | ||
| Creative and Activities: | ||
| Devised Collaborative, Co-authored Works, and New Works:
Mask of Flight (workshop) Contributor/Performer CPT Core Ensemble 2019 Two month rehearsal process to create and perform workshop of this new play Moth Candle Flame Contributor/Performer CPT Pandemonium 2019 50 minute site specific performance installation piece Marie Curie Horror Story Playwright/Performer CPT¿s Entry Point Festival 2020 Original one act play workshop presentation Candlelight Hypothesis Contributor/Performer CPT Core Ensemble (in progress) 2020 Two month rehearsal process to create this new work. Performed solo excerpts in CPT Zoom performances 2020 Frankenstein¿s Wake Co- creator/Performer Mondo Bizaaro, New Orleans, 2019 Freedom/Focus conf., London, 2018 Based on Mary Shelley¿s Frankenstein, with Raymond Bobgan Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT), 2016 Grotowski at Irvine conf., 1999 Links Hall, Chicago 1998 Off Broadway at Fool¿s Co., 1997 Waters Co-Creator/Performer CPT¿s Entry Point, 2019 (Co-created with Borderlands Theatre, Tuscon, AZ) Red Ash Mosaic Contributor/Performer CPT 2017/18, Catapult Theatre, New Orleans 2018 Available Light Theatre, Columbus, OH 18 Collaborative, movement based world premiere. Directed by Raymond Bobgan. We Are All Children of Someone Co-creator/Performer CPT Station Hope, 2017 Short physical theatre piece created with theatre students and performed at Station Hope, a community celebration of freedom and diversity. Steadfast in Flames Creator/Performer Cleveland Public Theatre, 2016 Wintertide Festival, GST 2017 Short solo performance included in Light the Lights (a holiday variety show). Serpentacost Contributor/Performer Pandemonium, 2016 Ohio City Street Festival Full length, traveling performance at outdoor locations. Frankenstein¿s Wake (revised/remounted) Cleveland Public Theatre, 2016 Lead Performer/Co-authored, based on Mary Shelley¿s Frankenstein With Truth Co-adapter/Director Cleveland State University, 2016 CPT Station Hope Short physical theatre piece created with theatre students and performed at Station Hope, a community celebration of freedom and diversity. Night Comes Walking Co-adapter/Director Cleveland State University, 2015 CPT Station Hope Short physical theatre piece created with theatre students and performed at Station Hope, a community celebration of freedom and diversity. Wild Things Co-adapter/Director Cleveland State University, 2014 CSU Excellence/Innovation in Education Short physical theatre piece with Dramatic Arts Movement Ensemble performed at Tremont Montessori Ancestra Co-author/Director Cleveland Public Theatre, 2014 CSU Intersections Project, 2013 Conceiver, co-author and director of this play based on Ohio Women¿s history and current women¿s rights issues. Bringing Henrietta to Life (Film) Co-director, Co-adaptor Cleveland State University, 2014 Collaborative film based on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Sleep This Year Has No Authority Devisor/Director Cleveland State University, 2014 Short physical theatre piece with Dramatic Arts Movement Ensemble in the CSU Spring Dance Concert Insomnia: The Waking of Herselves Primary Author/Performer Cleveland Public Theatre, 2011 and 2013 North American Cultural Laboratory 2013 Conceiver, lead performer and primary author of devised work, also appeared at Second Sex Art Exhibition, and encore solo performance I Somnia at CPT¿s Pandemonium. | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Acting and Directing
Devised Performance Adaptation Women's History and Issues Social Justice | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Acting, Movement, Voice | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| Fitzmaurice Voice Institute
TCG (Theatre Communications Group) NNPN (National New Plays Network) | ||