Professor, Acting/Directing

Office Telephone: 243-2880
Home Telephone: 273-3446
Fax Number: 243-5726
E-mail: randy.bolton@mso.umt.edu

Ph.D. Theory and Criticism, Florida State University

Randy Bolton has served as Chair and Co-Chair for the Department of Drama/Dance for many years. He first came to The University of Montana in 1977 to head the professional actor-training program. He is one of the founding core faculty in the School of Fine Arts' The Creative Pulse: A Summer Graduate Program for Master Teachers in Arts and Humanities. He has directed extensively for the department and The Montana Repertory Theatre in the past twenty-two years. He teaches acting, personal performance, performance theory and theatre history. He has conducted various workshops and seminars for "civilian" performers in the everyday world ranging from interpersonal communication skills to increasing personal power. He is also a poet.