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Jean Scharfenberg

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Jean Scharfenberg
Born19 August 1922 Edit this on Wikidata
Davenport Edit this on Wikidata
Died2 August 1998 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 75)
Bloomington Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationAcademic, researcher, university teacher, theatre director Edit this on Wikidata
Employer

Jean Scharfenberg (August 19, 1922 - August 2 1998) was a professor of theatre at Illinois State University. Her students included Jane Lynch,[1] Rondi Reed, Laurie Metcalf, Tom Irwin,[2] and John Malkovich.[3]

Early life and education

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Scharfenberg was born in Davenport, Iowa, and received her doctoral degree in theater from the University of Wisconsin.[4]

Career

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Scharfenberg joined the ISU faculty in 1966.[5] She was known among students for her class, "Acting: Exploring Characterization Through Animal Exercises" in which students developed the persona of an animal and then enacted a violent death scene at the end of the semester.[6][7] Under the direction of Scharfenberg and her colleagues Ralph Lane, John Kirk, and Cal Pritner ISU Theatre became a distinct department, instead of a sub-division of the speech department.[8] She retired in 1993.[9]

Bibliography

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  • Lee Strasberg, 1963

References

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  1. ^ "The Pantagraph 01 Feb 2017, page E3". Newspapers.com. 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. ^ "The Pantagraph 07 Aug 1998, page Page 37". Newspapers.com. 1998-08-07. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  3. ^ "Daily Vidette 23 September 1986 — The Vidette Digital Archives". Videttearchive.ilstu.edu. 1986-09-23. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  4. ^ "The Pantagraph 04 Aug 1998, page Page 8". Newspapers.com. 1998-08-04. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  5. ^ "The Vidette 27 July 1966 — The Vidette Digital Archives". Videttearchive.ilstu.edu. 1966-07-27. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  6. ^ "Weekend (Vidette Entertainment Guide) 6 April 1979 — The Vidette Digital Archives". Videttearchive.ilstu.edu. 1979-04-06. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  7. ^ "Chicago Tribune 08 May 1991, page 67". Newspapers.com. 1991-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  8. ^ "The Pantagraph 07 Aug 1998, page Page 38". Newspapers.com. 1998-08-07. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  9. ^ "The Pantagraph 30 Apr 1993, page Page 28". Newspapers.com. 1993-04-30. Retrieved 2023-05-26.