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UNIVERSITY TEACHING

Kitt is Assistant Professor of Theatre: Acting and Directing and Coordinator of the Acting and Musical Theatre Performance Programs at the Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre & Dance at Southeast Missouri State University. He also holds an appointment as Førstestillingslektor Skuespillerfag (Non-Tenure-Track Associate Professor of Theater) in Acting and Directing at NKSI Høyskole (The Norwegian Actors College) in Oslo, Norway.

Previously, Kitt was a member of the theatre faculty and Coordinator of the Senior Class at the School of Drama at New School University, where he taught the career preparation course for senior BFA students and oversaw the directing, playwrighting, and filmmaking capstone projects.

He also has guest lectured on topics including acting, directing, musical theatre performance, playwrighting, screenwriting, script analysis, career preparation, and intimacy staging at universities across the United States, including Yale University, Pace University, Penn State University, Bucknell University, Fordham University, and others.



THE CRY HAVOC COMPANY

Kitt developed and oversaw an extensive network of early-career and professional training programs in acting, writing, directing, career-development, and new play development.

From 2008-2019, Kitt was the Executive Producer and Host of the popular CRY HAVOC Podcast – a roundtable discussion between members of the Resident Company about the craft of acting, writing, and directing, and the realities of being a working artist in New York City.

Download episodes here, or subscribe for free on iTunes.

 

 

 

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