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Ken Jones

Ken Jones earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting/Directing from the University of Florida, a Master of Fine Arts degree in Playwriting from the University of Virginia and continued on to graduate in Playwriting from the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University. Jones has had 27 produced plays and musicals, with 12 published, 5 soundtrack scores and listings in several anthologies and monologue books. Jones began his playwriting career with the Off -Broadway production of his play, A RED EAGLE FALLING. His play, DARKSIDE, was chosen as TIME Magazine’s Critic Choice and was also recognized as one of the Best Plays of the 1980’s. Jones was a member of the prestigious Warner Bros. Television Writer’s Workshop and went on to serve as the Head of Development for Light Point Entertainment at Disney/MGM Studios for the development and creation of content for animation, television and film. As a performer, Jones performed in the workshop productions of the Broadway musicals FINDING NEVERLAND and STEEL. He has appeared in productions at regional theatres including the American Repertory Theatre, Heritage Theatre, Commonwealth Theatre Company and the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, and he has voiced many characters for animated National television series. He has received multiple Telly Awards, Communicator’s Awards, the Post- Corbett Award for Best Literary Artist, a Delauney Playwriting Award, the Kentucky Playwright’s Award, the Trailblazer Educator’s Award, seven Acclaim Awards, two Emmy nominations and 11 International awards for screenwriting and filmmaking. Ken Jones is an active member of the Dramatist Guild of America, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and a member of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Ken is the Rosenthal Distinguished Professor of Theatre and a Regent’s Professor at Northern Kentucky University where he previously served both the Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance and the Founding Director of the NKU School of the Arts.

Daryl Lee Harris

Daryl Harris earned B.A. and M.F.A. degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama. At NKU since 2003. He is a 50+-year veteran of traditional, experimental, educational, and applied theatre. He has studied and worked throughout North America, Europe, West Africa, Asia and Australia. Harris is an actor, director and costume-designer for theatrical productions regionally, nationally and internationally. He is a member of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, and a 2010 recipient of President Obama’s President’s Call to Service Award --the highest level of awards recognizing and honoring volunteerism. As a Fulbright Specialist, he co-wrote, costumed, directed, and played a cameo role on Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy’s world premiere production of the traditional Buddhist tale, Sanda Kinduru. This was the third in a series of initiatives using theatre techniques to help English as a Second Language students learn and confidently use the language. He served as a faculty member on the Spring 2019 voyage of the prestigious Semester at Sea program. The research for his MFA in theatre and his PhD in interdisciplinary studies continues to fuel his primary passion: engaging students, scholars, and communities transculturally, and transnationally across disciplines. Harris is a Full Professor in the Theatre and Dance Program at Northern Kentucky University.