Faculty

JANE RIDLEY Head, Master of Fine Arts Acting Program
Acting/ Movement
The Pennsylvania State University
123 Arts Bldg
University Park, PA 16802-2900
(814) 863-1452
jmr19@psu.edu

Head, Master of Fine Arts Acting Program. M.F.A. in Performance from The Ohio State University. Headed the Professional Acting Program at University of California, Santa Barbara and was Associate Director and Head of Movement in the Professional Actor Training Program at University of Washington, Seattle. Taught at numerous universities and conservatories, conducted master classes and presentations in the United States and Europe.

A professional actress and fight choreographer for over twenty- five years for such theatres as The Barter, The Roundhouse, A Contemporary Theatre, Pan Asian Repertory, Mill Mountain, Fulton Opera House, Delaware Theatre Company, The Walnut Street Theatre, La Mama Etc., Pennsylvania Centre Stage, and the Pennsylvania, Utah and Orlando Shakespeare Festivals.

Member Actors' Equity Association (AEA), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD).