Episode 31: Community College In A Time Of Covid: A Conversation With Suzy Devore

On today's episode I speak to Suzy Devore, a professor of theatre at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, FL.  We speak about the challenges of teaching during covid on the college level, how she has successfully navigated through to have in person classes while still teaching remotely and addressing the changing social and political climate in the state of Florida.

Suzy DeVore is a professor of theatre, actor and director.  She holds an MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School, New School University in New York City and a BA in Dance from Point Park College, Pittsburgh, PA. She is currently the Program Manager for the Hillsborough Community College Theatre Program, Ybor Campus in Tampa, FL.  She is also the president of the Visual and Performing Arts Series of the college. While in NYC, she was the managing director of her theatre company of P.L.A.Y. Put Life Ahead of You, which focused on the integration of education through the arts, by both producing new work and pursuing the history of classical work.  Favorite theatre productions include roles in Extremities, Laura, The Shadow Box, Last Night of Ballyhoo, and In the Blood.  She is a member of Association of Theatre in Higher Education and has been awarded outstanding director for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region IV.