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Aaron Brakefield
The South Carolina School of the Arts
The South Carolina School of the Arts
Adjunct Professor of Theatre
abrakefield@andersonuniversity.edu
Adjunct and Oniline courses
Academic Background
Aaron has been performing professionally as an actor and musician for the majority of his life on both coasts and several venues in between. He now resides in Greenville, SC doing the occasional show at his local Actor’s Equity theater The Warehouse Theatre and popping up in some national or local commercials mostly involving power tools. He also does part time carpentry and maintenance work for The Children’s Museum of the Upstate located in Greenville.
Music and Theatre Performance, Concord University, WV
MFA in Acting, UNCG
Fast Facts
As a theatre professor, I prefer having my students on their feet doing the work. I feel the actor’s instruments of body, voice, and mind are best utilized and open to discoveries through action and doing the work as professionals do in the rehearsal space.
I love the faith based atmosphere at AU and incorporating what it’s like as a Christian in our field.
You find in the big cities that auditioning is really the actor’s primary job and getting to perform is the joyful compensation.
I have real life experience acting and teaching in Hollywood. I also served in the ministry theater for four years at Sight and Sound Theatres in Lancaster, PA. AKA Bible Broadway.
Seeing students learn real life skills to take into the professional world.
I’ve had plenty of professional experience with Stage Combat, Acting for the Camera, and other areas professionally for close to twenty five years.