Mandy L. Butler

Assistant Professor of Theatre (2012)

Office: CHP 206

Office Phone: 803-321-5608

Email:

mandy.butler@newberry.edu

Degrees:

M.F.A. in Theatre Pedagogy (Acting emphasis), Virginia Commonwealth University, 2011

B.A. in Theatre (Performance emphasis), Georgia College & State University, 2003

Committee Work at Newberry College Fine Arts & Lectures Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Commencement Speaker Selection Committee

Bio:

Assistant Professor of Speech and Theatre Mandy L. Butler is an experienced improviser who specializes in applying the Sanford Meisner Technique to Longform Improvisation. She has trained, performed, and taught improv all over the United States, as well as in Istanbul and Iraqi Kurdistan. She is a frequent guest on improv stages across Atlanta and is the director of Newberry College's improv team, Lookin' Sharp.

 

Professor Butler resides in Newberry with her husband, Daniel Fernald, and her two beloved pets, Pajamas and Oliver.