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Published on: 4/18/2007
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Rod Sheffield
Chair, Theatre 2-3, Tech 2-3, Theatre Production*, Co-Teach Theatre 1
This will be the 18th year Mr. Sheffield has been teaching theatre and he is very excited about the possibilities at AHS!Originally from Temple, Texas, Mr. Sheffield earned both his Bachelor of Science in Education-Theatre and Master of Arts-Theatre Directing, History & Criticism from Baylor University.A large portion of his graduate hours were earned in London, England including workshops at the RSC, NT, and Phoenix Theatres.He was named 2003 HEB Excellence in Teaching: Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year, was a Finalist for the Region IV Texas Teacher of the Year and was the 2003 Humble ISD Teacher of the Year.He began his teaching career at La Marque High School where he taught for 9 years before moving to Kingwood High School where he served as theatre chair for the last 8 years.He has directed over 40 Main Stage productions including seven musicals.In 2003 Sheffield took KHS to the American High School Theatre Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland and the show received a 5-star review by the Scottish press.In the UIL One-Act Play competition, Mr. Sheffield's shows have been very successful.He has won two State Championships (1998 AAAA-LaMarque: The Hypochondriac and 2003 AAAAA-Kingwood: Black Snow) and has been a State AAAAA Finalist two additional times (2000, 2004).His eight Region qualifier shows have placed seven times.Together all seventeen shows have been awarded over 180 individual acting and crew awards, including the State Samuel French Award/Best Actor, State Best Actress, and State Top Technician!Sheffield currently serves on the TETA UIL One-Act Play Advisory Committee.By maintaining high expectations, a rigorous work ethic, and keeping theatre "fun", Sheffield has built two very accomplished and Nationally recognized theatre programs.He looks forward to the challenges of a program "starting from scratch" and wants to bring similar success to Atascocita Theatre!