Barry C. Rich
Barry C. Rich is an Instructor of English and Theatre, Director of the Student Resource Center, and Theatre Director / Actor in the Fine Arts Program at the University of Tennessee Southern. When Barry isn’t teaching or plotting productions, one can usually find him writing or working on what’s coming up next.
Barry always looks to expand his circles and collaborate with others in English and / or Theatre. Please email him at brich2@utsouthern.edu for inquiries.
Teaching
Instructor of English and Theatre
MFA in Theatre/Theatre Education from the Mississippi University for Women–May 2025
MA in English Literature from the University of Alabama in Huntsville–May 2013
BA in English Literature from Martin Methodist College (now UT Southern)–May 2008
English Courses Taught: Composition, World Literature, Writing for the Professions, Advanced Composition, Drama and the Theatre, Monsters and Their (In)Humanity: Cultural Hauntings, Horrors, and Otherness in World Literature, and Myth and Ancient Literature
Theatre Courses Taught: Introduction to Theatre, Modern Drama, Playwriting, Voice and Movement I, Voice and Movement II, Acting I, Acting II, Acting III, Directing, Theatre Production, Professions in the Performing Arts, Drama Capstone
Student Resource Center
Director of the SRC, CRLA Level 3 Certified Tutor, Literature and Writing Tutor, Tutor Trainer
Recent Theatre Productions
- The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams–Assistant Director and Tech Director–Dec. 5, 6, and 7 2025
- Two One-Acts: Goodbye from Chapel Hill and Gentle, Please–Assistant Director and Project Manager–Nov. 5 2025
- A Shakespearean Variety: Comedic Scenes and Moments–Director, Adaptor, and Host–April 12 and 13, 2025 at UT Southern
- Four Fantasy One-Acts by UT Southern Students–Director and Actor–Nov. 16, 17, 23, and 24, 2024 at UT Southern
- Three Comedies of Manners and Misdemeanors: Fourteen, A Matter of Husbands, and Overtones–Director–April 19th, 20th, and 22nd 2024 at UT Southern
- Boycott by David Alford–Director and Actor–Feb. 24th 2024 at UT Southern
- ‘Twas the Night Before: A Christmas Tale–Adapter, Actor, and Director-Dec. 3, 4, and 5 2023 at UT Southern
- Three One-Acts by Floyd Dell–Director–Oct. 28, 29, and 30 2023 at UT Southern
- The Bear and The Proposal (Chekhov)–Director–February 25, 26, 27 2023 at UT Southern
- Shakespeare’s Tragic Women–Play Adapter, Director, Actor: Macbeth and Polonius–Fall 2022
- Trifles (Glaspell)–Sheriff Peters–Spring 2022
- The Turn of the Screw–Narrator–Fall 2019
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