Janice E. Fronczak
Professor of Theatre, Performance & Playwriting
Office:
FAB
214 |
Phone: (308) 865-8670 |
Email: fronczakje@unk.edu
Biography
Janice Fronczak is a tenured Professor of Theatre at UNK where she teaches performance and playwriting courses in addition to serving as a director for the mainstage season. Janice has been invited to serve as a guest director/teacher for summer stock theatres in Alaska, Michigan, Nebraska, Texas, and South Dakota (Black Hills Playhouse). Her collection of original monologues, Blue Food, as well as eleven of her short plays, have been published by Heuer Publishing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her full-length play, Corn Man, successfully premiered at UNK and won her several awards from the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, including a meritorious award for playwriting. Janice is a nationally Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) and licensed mental health counselor (PLMHP) in the state of Nebraska.
Courses Taught
THEA 120 Introduction to the Theatre
THEA 225 Acting I
THEA 226 Acting II
THEA 306 Movement for the Stage
THEA 388 Healing Through Drama Therapy
THEA 421 Playwriting
THEA 425 Acting III