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David Sollish
The South Carolina School of the Arts
The South Carolina School of the Arts
Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance, Associate Professor of Theatre
dsollish@andersonuniversity.edu
(864) 231-2153
Rainey Fine Arts Center 170
Academic Background
As a professional actor for over 30 years and a professional director for over 20, Sollish has been a part of well over 300 productions and has worked with the best and brightest from Broadway and Hollywood including Tony Award winners Christian Borle and Kristin Chenowith, Broadway legends Megan Hilty and Leslie Odom, Jr., Emmy nominee and television legend Eddie Mekka (Carmine from Laverne and Shirley), soap opera stars Bill & Susan Seaforth Hayes, Broadway and opera star Spiro Malas, and screen superstar Joe Manganiello among many others.
BFA in Theatre, West Virginia University
MS in Theatre, Illinois State University
Ph.D in Theatre and Film, Bowling Green State University
Fast Facts
There is something very special happening at AU, especially in the Arts, and I want to be a part of the artistic and spiritual growth of these amazing Christian student-artists!
Christian artists are vital to the future of the world!
Musical Theatre Initiative Coordinator for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, 2019-Present KCACTF Excellence in Direction Awards for Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, Big Fish, Curtains, Sunday in the Park with George, Xanadu, Bright Star, Guys and Dolls, The Secret Garden, and The Sound of Music Papers delivered at several conferences including MATC, ATHE, ASTR, and the Battleground States Conference. Publications in Theatre Journal and The Sondheim Review
The student-artists that I have the pleasure of teaching are phenomenal in every way! I love seeing them grow and accomplish their goals. We also have an incredible community of believers here at AU!
Musical Theatre, American Theatre, Shakespeare, Acting Techniques (Stanislavski, Hagen, Adler, Meisner), Theatre and Film History, Audition Techniques, and Arts Administration/Management.
Ellison, Michael B. and David S. Sollish. “Dancing Intimacy—and Its Loss: A Case for Reinstating Company’s ‘Tick Tock.’” The Sondheim Review. Issue 57 (Fall 2008): 36. Sollish, David S. Rev. of 9 to 5: the Musical. Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles. Theatre Journal. May 2009. Sollish, David S. Rev. of Pullman Porter Blues. Goodman Theatre, Chicago. Theatre Journal. To be published.
