Austin Harleson, MFA
Director, Actor, Singer, Dialect Coach, Fight Choreographer, Professor
ajharleson@gmail.com
About Me
I’m a theatre artist from Texas who loves the rehearsal room, stage, classroom and more!
I have an MFA in Theatre Performance and Pedagogy from Texas Tech University and a BA in Musical Theatre from West Texas A&M University.
I’m currently an assistant professor of theatre at Reinhardt University, and I have also taught at Tabor College and West Texas A&M. I directed and developed Here There Be Dragons for its original Off-Broadway production at The Players Theatre and its UK Premiere at Thistle Theatre in Edinburgh.
While working with the American Shakespeare Center I developed a passion for Early Modern staging conditions and how they can be uniquely utilized to engage in actor-audience relationships.
Outside of my time on stage or in the classroom, I find great joy in Corgis, retro video games, electric guitars, and tabletop roleplaying games!
Big Fish at FOCAL Center Austin Harleson- Director, Set Design
Big Fish at FOCAL Center Austin Harleson- Director, Set Design
Here There Be Dragons at The Player's Theatre (Off Broadway) Austin Harleson- Director
Here There Be Dragons at The Player's Theatre (Off Broadway) Austin Harleson- Director
Here There Be Dragons at The Player's Theatre (Off Broadway) Austin Harleson- Director
Twelfth Night at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director, Light Design
Twelfth Night at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director, Light Design
Freaky Friday at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director
Freaky Friday at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director
Ride the Cyclone at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director
Ride the Cyclone at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director
Alice by Heart at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director
Alice by Heart at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director
Sylvia at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director
Once at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director
Romeo and Juliet at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Fight Choreographer
Romeo and Juliet at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Fight Choreographer
Violet at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director
Violet at Reinhardt University Austin Harleson- Director
Into the Woods at Bellissimo Theatre Company Austin Harleson- The Baker
Into the Woods at Bellissimo Theatre Company Austin Harleson- The Baker
Mr. Burns at Texas Tech University Austin Harleson- Gibson
Rathbone at Texas Tech University Austin Harleson- Aaron Sargent
Teaching
Acting
Directing
Musical Theatre
Stage Combat
Speech
Theatre History
Voice
Movement