Lynn Hoare

Health Education Coordinator II and Lecturer

About

Lynn Hoare is the Theatre for Dialogue Specialist for Voices Against Violence. She is responsible for training student Peer Theatre Educators through a two-semester academic course sequence, and for devising, directing and facilitating interactive performances on and off-campus. The Theatre for Dialogue program uses theatre to educate, raise awareness and spark dialogue on the issues of relationship violence, sexual violence and stalking (http://cmhc.utexas.edu/vav_peertheatre.html). Lynn specializes in Applied Theatre, Theatre-In-Education (TIE), theatre for social change, interactive theatre and devising new work. Lynn taught for the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas as an Adjunct faculty member for seven years, and currently teaches as an adjunct through the School of Social Work. She is a co-founder and former Executive and Artistic Director of Theatre Action Project (TAP), an interactive, educational theatre company in Austin, TX, now in it's eleventh year of serving youth in Austin and central Texas. Lynn received her MFA in Drama and Theatre for Youth from the University of Texas at Austin.

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)