Earl D. Weaver, an active member of Actors Equity Association, is Coordinator of Musical Theatre and an Associate Professor for the School of Performing Arts/Theatre at UCF. He holds an MFA degree in Drama/Musical Theatre from the University of California, Irvine and a BA degree in Theatre/Dance from the University of Redlands.
His UCF directing/choreography work includes Hot Mikado, Bernarda Alba, Oklahoma!, She Loves Me, Hair, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Nine, The Drowsy Chaperone, Side Show, Ragtime, The Pajama Game, Rent, Dames at Sea, Cole, Greater Tuna, Jake's Women, The Most Happy Fella, Falsettos, Working, Leader of the Pack, Once on This Island, Guys and Dolls, Assassins, Triangle Logic and phat girls.
Earl's regional theatre directing and choreography work includes The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Peter Pan, and White Christmas (Seaside Musical Theater); When Pigs Fly, And the World Goes 'Round, Boy Meets Boy, Tapestry and Closer Than Ever (New Conservatory Theatre); Lucky Stiff, Last Night of Ballyhoo and Dames at Sea (California Conservatory Theatre); Fiddler on the Roof (West Virginia Public Theatre); Baby and Forever Plaid (The Theatre Factory); and The Music Man (Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts).
He has received Certificates of Merit for Directing from the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival for productions of Oklahoma!, Hair, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Nine, The Drowsy Chaperone, Side Show, The Pajama Game, Dames at Sea, The Most Happy Fella, Falsettos, Sunday in the Park with George and Tintypes.
As an actor, he has been seen Off-Broadway in Stay With Me and In A Darkened Theatre, and he has performed regionally with Orlando Shakespeare Theatre Playfest (Tying the Knot, The Hour of Great Mercy), National New Play Network Festival (The Hour of Great Mercy), TheatreWorks (Sunday in the Park with George), Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (The Most Happy Fella), West Virginia Public Theatre (Annie Get Your Gun, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Chorus Line, Crazy For You, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), Playhouse West (New Wrinkles), 42nd Street Moon (On A Clear Day You Can See Forever), Alhambra Dinner Theatre (Sound of Music, Cinderella, Wizard of Oz), and The Theatre Factory (Romance, Romance).
On the UCF stage, he has appeared in Titanic, Seminar, Veronica's Room, Cabaret, and The Fantasticks.
UCF "Creativity Keeper of the Key" Award
UCF "Teaching Incentive Program" Award
Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival:
Outstanding Direction -- "Hot Mikado"
Outstanding Direction -- "Oklahoma!"
Outstanding Direction -- "Hair"
Outstanding Direction -- "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?"
Outstanding Direction -- "Nine"
Outstanding Direction -- "The Drowsy Chaperone"
Outstanding Direction -- "Side Show"
Outstanding Direction -- "The Pajama Game"
Outstanding Direction -- "Falsettos"
Outstanding Direction -- "The Most Happy Fella"
Outstanding Direction -- "Dames At Sea"
Outstanding Direction -- "Sunday in the Park with George"
Outstanding Direction -- "Tintypes"
No courses found for Summer 2021.
Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Date and Time | Syllabus |
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11181 | TPP3258C | Mt Voice Styles | Video Strmng (V) COVID DL exmp | M,W,F 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Available |
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Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Date and Time | Syllabus |
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80761 | DAN3134 | Dance History Ⅰ | World Wide Web (W) | Available | |
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81900 | THE5945L | Theatre Practicum Ⅰ | Face to Face Instruction (P) | Available | |
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81901 | THE5946L | Theatre Practicum Ⅱ | Face to Face Instruction (P) | Available | |
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81902 | THE6947L | Theatre Practicum Ⅲ | Face to Face Instruction (P) | Available | |
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81204 | TPP3251C | Musical Theatre Monologue | Video Strmng (V) COVID DL exmp | Tu,Th 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Available |
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91951 | TPP4746C | Musical Theatre Auditioning | Video Strmng (V) COVID DL exmp | M,F 03:00 PM - 04:50 PM | Available |
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No courses found for Summer 2020.
Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Date and Time | Syllabus |
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18643 | THE5945L | Theatre Practicum Ⅰ | Face to Face Instruction (P) | Available | |
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18644 | THE5946L | Theatre Practicum Ⅱ | Face to Face Instruction (P) | Available | |
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18645 | THE6947L | Theatre Practicum Ⅲ | Face to Face Instruction (P) | Available | |
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17635 | TPP3252C | Musical Theatre Scene Study | Face to Face Instruction (P) | M,F 01:00 PM - 02:45 PM | Available |
No Description Available |
Updated: Jan 4, 2021