Greg Pierotti is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona where he teaches experimental dramaturgy, theatrical devising, improvisation, and Fitzmaurice Voicework. He has offered Master Classes in voice and devising at UC Davis, CSU Fullerton, Emerson College, Drew University, Naropa University, Mark Taper Forum, Cornerstone Theater of Los Angeles, Great Performances, and Berkeley Repertory Theater. As an actor he has performed his original work and classical work in venues such as The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, The Union Square Theater, Hartford Stage, The Guthrie and Berkeley Rep. For playwriting/screenwriting he has been honored with The Humanitas Prize, The Will Glickman Award, The Bay Area Critics Award, and with Emmy, NY Drama Desk, GLAAD and Alpert Award nominations. . His current project in development is B-More, which examines the illegal arrest and killing of Freddie Gray, a black Baltimore resident; and the trials of the six offending officers none of whom were found guilty of any wrongdoing. He co-authored, with members of Tectonic Theater Project, a theatrical devising manual entitled The Moment Work Book and the plays The Laramie Project, Laramie: 10 Years Later, The People’s Temple. With Anthropologist Cristiana Giordano he also co-authored and directed the performance event Un-stories. His current research with Giordano is focused on developing an embodied methodology for research and writing called Affect Theater. This practice utilizes affect theory, movement and voice practices, and theatrical devising techniques to help theater makers, anthropologists and social scientists analyze and render empirical data in fresh ways. His most recent journal article Getting Caught: A Collaboration On and Off Stage Between Theater and Anthropology (co-written with Giordano) was published by The Drama Review this past Spring.
Languages: English
Specializations: Acting, Audition Coaching, Embodied Research and Writing Practices, Mindfulness/Awareness, Presence, Public Speaking, Social Justice, Shakespeare, Text Work, Theatrical Devising-Collaborative Play Development.
