Robert Barton

Robert Barton is Professor Emeritus of Acting at the University of Oregon. He has directed more than half of Shakespeares plays and performed in most of them, including playing the title role in a PBS production of HAMLET. A prolific author, Dr. Barton has published numerous scholarly articles on acting and nine books, including VOICE: ONSTAGE AND OFF (with Rocco Dal Vera), MOVEMENT: ONSTAGE AND OFF (with Barbara Seller Young), THEATRE IN YOUR LIFE and LIFE THEMES (both with Annie McGregor),...See more

Robert Barton is Professor Emeritus of Acting at the University of Oregon. He has directed more than half of Shakespeares plays and performed in most of them, including playing the title role in a PBS production of HAMLET. A prolific author, Dr. Barton has published numerous scholarly articles on acting and nine books, including VOICE: ONSTAGE AND OFF (with Rocco Dal Vera), MOVEMENT: ONSTAGE AND OFF (with Barbara Seller Young), THEATRE IN YOUR LIFE and LIFE THEMES (both with Annie McGregor), ACTING REFRAMES: USING NLP TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS IN AND OUT OF THE THEATRE, and A VOICE FOR THE THEATRE. His STYLE FOR ACTORS received the Theatre Associations Best Book Award. In addition, he was editor and adaptor of the newly revised edition of the classic text THE CRAFT OF COMEDY. The American College Theatre Festival honored Dr. Barton as Outstanding Acting Coach. He received his Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University. See less