School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Email:

denhenry@iu.edu

Campus:

IU Kokomo

Biography

Dennis earned an MFA in Directing for Stage and Screen from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a member of Actors' Equity Association, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and the Society of American Fight Directors. He also currently serves as Artistic Director of Hoosier Shakespeare Festival. Dennis has performed in more than 40 U.S. states on national tours with American Shakespeare Center (VA) and the National Theater for Arts and Education (CT). Additional professional acting and directing credits include Cleveland Play House, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, North Coast Repertory Theatre (CA), Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company (MI), Virginia Shakespeare Festival, Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival (MI), and Sweet Tea Shakespeare (NC).  Ask him about the time Dame Judi Dench mistook him for a woman!