Leslie McCauley

Schedule

• Monday
     12:00 PM - 2:30 PM THAR 10A Section 8188 214 Burbank
     2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Office Hour 211 Burank
  
  
• Tuesday
     1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Office Hour 211 Burbank
     2:30 PM - 5:00 PM THAR 10B Section 6138 214 Burbank
     7:00 PM - 10:00 PM THAR 11.2 Legally Blonde Rehearsals 214 Burbank
  
  
• Wednesday
     12:00 PM - 2:30 PM THAR 10A Section 8188 214 Burbank
     2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Office Hour 211 Burbank
     7:00 PM - 10:00 PM THAR 11.2 Legally Blonde Rehearsals 214 Burbank
  
  
• Thursday
     1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Office Hour 211 Burbank
     2:30 PM - 5:00 PM THAR 10B Section 6138 214 Burbank
     7:00 PM - 10:00 PM THAR 11.2 Legally Blonde Rehearsals 214 Burbank
  
  
• Friday
     10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Committee Meetings
     7:00 PM - 10:00 PM THAR 11.2 Legally Blonde Rehearsals 214 Burbank
  
  
• Sunday
     6:00 PM - 9:00 PM THAR 11.2 Legally Blonde Rehearsals 214 Burbank
  

Classes

• Section 6138 of THAR 10B: Scene Study and Characterization -- Spring 2013: 1/15/2013 - 5/16/2013 -- Santa Rosa
  
  
• Section 6143 of THAR 11.2: Performance: Musical -- Spring 2013 -- Class homepage not accessible at this time
  
  
• Section 6145 of THAR 11.2: Performance: Musical -- Spring 2013 -- Class homepage not accessible at this time
  
  
• Section 6147 of THAR 11.2: Performance: Musical -- Spring 2013 -- Class homepage not accessible at this time
  
  
• Section 8188 of THAR 10A: Introduction to Acting -- Spring 2013: 1/14/13 - 5/15/13 -- Santa Rosa
  
  

Biography

Leslie McCauley has been teaching at Santa Rosa Junior College since 1994. She teaches acting, Shakespeare, multicultural theatre, theatre history and literature, and directs main stage productions. Leslie holds an MFA in Acting from the University of California at Davis and a BA in Dramatic Art from the University of the Pacific. She also studied with the Institute of European Studies in London, England. She is an actor, director, and teacher with extensive experience with Shakespeare. A member of Actors’ Equity, she has performed with the California Shakespeare Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, and TheatreWorks. She has directed shows for Word for Word, Woman’s Will in San Francisco, Shakespeare at Stinson, the SRJC Summer Repertory Theatre, and Las Positas College. Leslie’s teaching credits include the California Shakespeare Theatre, The School of the Arts in San Francisco, Las Positas College, Napa Valley College, UC Davis, and California State University, East Bay. In fall of 2004, Leslie taught in London for SRJC’s esteemed Study Abroad Program. She was selected as the Tauzer Lecturer for SRJC for 2008. In 2009, she was honored to receive the Elizabeth Carlson Award for significant contributions that advance the awareness of women’s history. Summer 2010 she traveled to Austin, Texas to receive the 2010 NISOD Award for Excellence in Education. Spring 2012 she was on sabbatical in India studying various forms of classical Indian dance theatre, including Kathakali and Bharatanatyam.

Her recent directing credits at SRJC include Big Love, Abraham Lincoln’s Big, Gay Dance Party, Our Lady of 121st Street, Electricidad, Shakespeare in Hollywood, Cabaret, and The Beard of Avon.

After her solo adventure to Buenos Aires in 2008, Leslie became addicted to Argentine Tango.

~Peace through tango.

Education

MFA in Acting, University of California at Davis
BA in Dramatic Art, University of the Pacific
Institute of European Studies, London, England

Professional Involvement and Community Service

Actors' Equity Association
Theatre Communications Group
Theatre Bay Area

Honors and Awards

Sabbatical in India: Study of Indian Classical Dance Theatre. Spring 2012
NISOD Award for Excellence in Education 2010
Elizabeth Carlson Award for significant contributions that advance awareness of women’s history 2009
Tauzer Lecturer for Santa Rosa Junior College 2008
SRJC Study Abroad Program, London, England Fall 2004
American College Theatre Festival, Festival of Scenes, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 2006
American College Theatre Festival, Festival of Scenes, Watermelon Nights 2000
American College Theatre Festival, Festival of Scenes, Roosters 1999

Links

Santa Rosa Junior College Theatre Arts Department All you need to know about our season, classes, auditions, & purchasing tickets.
Theatre Bay Area The Bay Area's professional organization for theatre: upcoming shows, auditions, workshops, etc
Theatre Communications Group A national organization for theatre. They publish American Theatre Magazine.
Actors' Equity Association The actors' and stage managers' professional labor union.
SAG: Screen Actors' Guild The labor union for screen actors.
SRJC Library Guide to Theatre Arts Your go-to link for everything you need to know about theatre. Check it out!
SRJC Bookstore Santa Rosa Campus A link to ordering textbooks online.