Samuel Kelley
Office Location: Dowd
Fine Arts Center,
Room 224-A
Phone Number: (607) 753-4104
E-mail Address: kelleys@cortland.edu
Education:
- Ph.D. University of Michigan
- M.F.A. Yale School of Drama
- M.A. University of Arkansas
- B.A. University of Arkansas
Courses Taught:
- Human Communication
- Mass Media Advertising
- African Americans in TV and Film
- Films of Spike Lee
- African Americans Theatre and Video Workshop
- Communication Studies Internship Coordinator (Faculty Sponsor).
Areas of Expertise:
- African Americans in television and film
- Films of Spike Lee
- Play writing
- African American drama
Research Interests:
- African Americans in TV and film
- Play Writing
Recent Publications and Creative Works:
- Plays:
- Faith, Hope and Charity: A Portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune
- Play: Pill Hill, Dramatic Publications (1995)
- Play: Thurway Diaries
- Play: White Chocolate
- Play: Blue Vein Society
Background:
- Serves as advisor at SUNY Cortland Gospel Choir and frequently performs Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech as part of Black History Month at area public schools.
- Attended Artist in Resident Programs:
- Blue Mountain Artist Colony, Blue Mountain Lake, NY
- Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA
- Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Mt. St. Francis, IN
- James Thurber Playwright Artist in Residence,
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
