Actor-Educator Douglas Hoppock on Arts Talk

Douglas Hoppock has more than 130college theatre productions to his directing, scene design and lighting design credit. In addition, he has worked as a professional actor with the Moscow Repertory Theatre Company, Moscow, Idaho, actor and stage manager with Casa Manana Summer Musicals in Fort Worth, Texas and actor and director with theRoof Garden Dinner Theatre in Cisco, Texas. He is a member of Actor’s Equity Association. He has beenhonored with numerous teaching and community service award’s, including multiple designations as a “Who’s Who Among Teachers of American Colleges,” two-time MinniePiper Stephens Professor nominee,Outstanding Young Man of America,and is the first recipient of the“Inspire Award for Torch BearerMentor” presented by Anointed Works Organization of Pittsburg, Texas. Mr. Hoppock is the author of two plays, Rhubarb! and Perception. He is currently writing his third play. His directing, lighting design and scene design credits include The Time of Your Life, Fiddler on the Roof, Of Mice and Men, Noises Off, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Lion in Winter, The Fantasticks, Lost In Yonkers, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Harvey, Wait Until Dark, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, The Crucible, The Boys Next Door, Our Town, Les Miserables, The Miracle Worker, A Cry ofPlayers, Waiting for Lefty, The Mousetrap, The Odd Couple, The Bad Seed, The Gentle People, The Cave Dwellers, The Real Inspector Hound, Charlotte’s Web, The Effect ofGamma Rays on Man-In-the –Moon Marigolds, T Bone N Weasel, TwelveAngry Jurors, The House at Pooh Corners, Barefoot In The Park, The Hasty Heart, Winnie the Pooh, Thieves, Blue Horses, Rumors, The BestChristmas Pageant Ever, The Sunshine Boys, The Boy Who Stole the Stars, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ,See How They Run, The Goodbye People, The Great Cross Country Race, The Flowering Peach, Crimes of the Heart, The Rope Dancers, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Sylvia, Marvin’s Room, The Last Night ofBallyhoo, Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures, The Female Version of the Odd Couple and Look Homeward, Angel. Douglas is married to Sherry Hoppock. He lists as hobbies, reading, writing, hiking, canoeing, and traveling (particularly to see his former students direct and/or act in plays.) Every other year, he and Sherry takea group of Theatre Northeast students to New York to see plays and to “invade the city.” He is exceptionally proud of his current and former students, many of whom have become professionals in theatre education. "Arts Talk with theJohnson Brothers" is a 30 minute interactive, live Internet talk-radio show focusing on all the formsof the arts: Visual Arts (Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, etc); Drama (Acting, Directing, Playwriting, etc…); Music (Singing, touring, bands, songwriting, etc...); Dance; Cartooning (Comic books, graphic novels, etc…); Film (TV, Movies, etc…); and Literature by interviewing professionalsand educators in their respectivefields. Hosts Duane Johnson (artist in Austin, Texas) and Dennis I.Johnson (actor-playwright in Fayetteville, North Carolina) explore the careers, advice, and personality of each guest. Listeners are encouraged to call (323) 657-1446 tolisten or ask questions (if time allows). The stream and archives are available at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/artstalk or you can download a free podcast through ITunes. The show is live every Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Central/ 1 p.m.PT. The show is hosted on BlogTalkRadio. http://www.facebook.com/events/298730323526314/