BA, University of Alabama. MFA, Sarah Lawrence College. A New York-based multi-hyphen artist from Huntsville, Alabama, committed to connecting communities and inspiring joy through theatre and music, Davis has worked over the past decade as a director, teacher, writer, performer, producer, and designer at colleges, regional theatres, New York Musical Theatre Festival, and New York International Fringe Festival. He is the author of plays, poetry, and original musicals, such as Huckleberry Haywood, Bird Brain, Bad Kiss, Little Trees, Rusty the Robot, Stargazing With Helen Keller, and Lights Out in Cootah County, as well as an original shadow puppetry adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Davis has toured the United States for three seasons with TheatreWorks USA and can be found daily as a singing hologram on Broadway at Ripley’s Museum in Times Square. He is a founder and artistic director of CitySalt Theatricals, an ordained minister, ASCAP songwriter, and a member of the Actors Equity Association. SLC, 2017–
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MFA Theatre
Music and Theatre Practice: Creating Community
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Acting and musical storytelling can transform our communities far beyond the room where it happened. From mainstream Broadway mega-hits to intimate avant-garde experiments, creative performance has the power to unite, inspire, and heal. How do we use our creativity to confront challenging issues in the world around us? Through acting techniques, musical theatre, case studies, and investigating our own ideas, we will discover new ways to create community on campus and beyond.