Kim Shively
Associate Professor of Performing Arts
Department: Performing Arts
Email: kshively@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-6866
Professional Expertise
Brief Biography
Kim Shively is an Associate Professor in the Department of Performing Arts at Elon University where she teaches acting and directs. A member of Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA, Shively has enjoyed a professional career in Theatre, Television, Commercials, Hosting and Voice-over. Professional credits include work with Shakespeare Orange County, Laguna Playhouse, and the Asolo Rep; roles on Guiding Light, As the World Turns, The Young and the Restless, CSI:Miami; the short film You Got This; and appearances in over a dozen national commercials both on camera and as a voice-over artist. After successfully teaching and coaching actors in Los Angeles for over a decade, Kim joined Elon's faculty. She is passionate about training working actors who live dynamic, creative lives and know how to shape culture through generating their own work and content.
As a director, Shively has worked for various organizations developing and producing content. Recent directing credits include Sense and Sensibility by Kate Hamill, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, the university premiere of Moment by Deirdre Kinahan, Trojan Barbie by Christine Evans, and a world premier workshop of The Inferior Sex, by Jacqueline Lawton, all at Elon University. Shively has also presented her research and led workshops at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), North Carolina Women’s Theatre Festival, and South Eastern Theatre Conference (SETC). As an Intimacy Educator, Shively has led workshops all over the country and in Europe. Her pedagogical research has been published in The Players Journal (NIU), Methods (Pace), she has a chapter in the volume on acting, Objectives, Obstacles and Tactics in Practice: Perspectives on Activating the Actor published by Routledge ,and articles about her practical work and research on Theatrical Intimacy in the University have been published in the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism (JDTC) and the special issue of Perspectives on Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (PURM) focused on “Mentoring Undergraduate Creative Scholarship.” Her upcoming book, co-authored with colleague Kevin Otos, Applied Meisner for the 21st Century Actor will be released by Routledge in the Spring of 2021 and will be the first acting text to focus on an ethical approach to the acting studio and pedagogy.
Shively is an Associate Faculty for Theatrical Intimacy Education, an organization dedicated to training and equipping theatre professionals and students in best practices for theatrical intimacy work.
Kim earned a BFA in Theatre Performance at Chapman University and an MFA at the FSU/Asolo Conservatory.
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Courses Taught
Specializations:
Techniques: Meisner- Point of View Pedagogy, Stanislavski, Screen Acting, Long-form Improv (Harold)
Styles: Shakespeare, Restoration Comedy, Chekhov, The Greeks
Voice and Movement: Linklater, Rodenberg, Laban, Roy Hart
Theatrical Intimacy, Boundaries and Consent
Professional Development: Audition Techniques, Content Creation, Self-Tape, Marketing and Branding, Building Social Media Presence
Courses Taught: Acting Shakespeare: THE420, ACT420, ACT320; Vocal Production 3: THE323, ACT323; Audition Techniques: THE320; Senior Seminar- Fall and Spring: ACT496; Acting 3: ACT221; Advanced Projects in Acting: ACT498; The Hollywood Tool Box: ACT373; Elon in LA Summer Internships: ACT320; Winter Stock ACT; COR110: The Global Experience
Leadership Positions
Grants Awarded
2018 CATL Mini-Grant: $250, Student Creative Team trip to see The Wolves
2018 CATL Teaching & Learning Grant: $2,000, Theatrical Intimacy Workshop at Elon University
2018 Winter Term Mini-Grant: $280
2018 Joint Departmental and Provost Grant for research on diversity and inclusivity in Performing Arts Departments: $1,000
2017 CATL Teaching & Learning Grant: $1,500
Production Grant for raked platform for Moment
2017 Elon University New Faculty Summer Research Grant: $4,500
2016 CATL Mini-Grant: $500, Patsy Rodenberg Workshop in NY
Publications
“Transformational Tactics” Objectives, Obstacles and Tactics: A New Volume on Acting, Routledge, NY, December 2019
Point of View and the Meisner Technique, The Player’s Journal, Northern Illinois University, February 2018 www.theplayersjournal.org
Book Review, The Professional Actor’s Handbook, METHODS, Pace University, Pace Publishing, Winter 2018
Presentations
2019:
Laura Rikard and Kim Shively. Theatrical Intimacy Two-Day Workshop, North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC, December 2019. Workshop Co-leader.
Kim Shively. Theatrical Intimacy One-Day Training and Workshop, September 2019, Chapman University, Orange, CA. Workshop leader.
Laura Rikard and Kim Shively. Theatrical Intimacy Two-Day Workshop, North Carolina Women’s Theatre Festival, June 2019, Raleigh-Durham, NC. Workshop Co-leader.
Laura Rikard and Kim Shively. Theatrical Intimacy One-Day Faculty Training and Workshop, Davidson College, April 2019, Davidson, NC. Workshop Assistant.
Kim Shively, Lesley-Ann Timlick, and Lionel Walsh. “Advances in Pedagogical Approaches to Character Development.” South Eastern Theatre Conference (SETC), 1 March 2019, Knoxville, TN. Conference Presentation.
2018:
Kate Busselle, Chelsea Pace, Laura Rikard, Susanne Shawyer and Kim Shively. “Best Practices for Intimacy and Violence on Stage.” Association of Theatre in Higher Education, 2 August 2018, Boston, MA. Conference Presentation.
Kim Shively. “Point of View Repetition.” Association of Theatre in Higher Education, 2 August 2018, Boston, MA. Adjudicated Exercise.
Lindsay Levine, Matt Mastromatteo, Tom Pacio, Kim Shively. “Resurrecting and Revolutionizing the Actor-Manager.” Association of Theatre in Higher Education, 1 August 2018, Boston, MA. Conference Presentation.
2018:
Kim Shively, Kevin Otos, Lionel Walsh. “Revolutionizing Character: Character Development for Actor Training in the 21st Century.” Association of Theatre in Higher Education, 1 August 2018, Boston, MA. Conference Presentation.
Hillary Bucs, Valerie Clayman Pye, Kim Shively. “Revolutionizing Rubrics: Evaluation in the Acting Studio” Association of Theatre in Higher Education, 5 August 2018, Boston, MA. Conference Presentation.
Hollins Playwrights Festival of New Works, Hollins University, 20-22 July 2018, Roanoke, VA. Guest Adjudicator and Respondant.
Charles Johnson, Susanne Shawyer, Kim Shively. “Quiche as Character.” Meaning of Food Conference, 27 March 2018, Greensboro, NC. Conference Presentation.
2017:
Kim Shively. “Actions with Embodied Meanings.” Association of Theatre in Higher Education, 3 August 2017, Las Vegas, NV. Pre-Conference Presentation.
Kim Shively. Actions with Embodied Meanings, The Player’s Journal On-line Video, Northern Illinois University, August 2017 www.theplayersjournal.org
Professional Activities
2019:
Director, Clown Bar 2, University Premier Staged Reading with Playwright Adam Symcowysz, October 6, Elon, NC.
Intimacy Choreographer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, North Carolina School for the Arts, 26 September- 29 September 2019, Hanes Brand Theatre, Winston Salem, NC.
Intimacy Choreographer, Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, Chapman University, 7 November- 16 November 2019, Waltmar Theatre, Orange, CA.
Producer and Mentor, NTJF Yom Ha’Shoah Remembrance Day Readings, Truitt Center, Elon University, 2 May 2019, Elon, NC.
Director, Trojan Barbie by Christine Evans, Elon University, 18 January- 9 February 2019, Elon, NC.
2018:
Director, Moment by Dierdre Kinahan, Elon University, 21 January- 3 February 2018, Elon, NC.
Director, The Inferior Sex by Jacqueline Lawton, World Premier Reading with Playwright Symposium, 3 March 2018, Elon University, Elon, NC.
Director, The Love Code by Kate Leslie, co-production of World Premier Stage Reading with Hollins University, Elon University, 5 November 2018, Elon, NC.
Actor, Formerly Known As by Alyson Mead, New Play Development Workshop, 1-5 August 2018, Association of Theatre in Higher Education, Boston, MA.
Director, NTJF Yom Ha’Shoah Remembrance Day Readings, Truitt Center, Elon University, 12 April 2018, Elon, NC.
Actor, Come Back by Nick Pungwa, Young Playwrights for Change and Triad Stage, 27 February 2018, Greensboro, NC.
Director, Young Playwrights for Change and Triad Stage, 27 February 2018, Greensboro, NC.
Service Activities
Artistic Duties: Direct Winter Term Productions Moment (2018), Trojan Barbie (2019); Direct World Premier Readings of The Inferior Sex (2017), The Love Code (2018); Direct Senior Showcase (2016-2018); Co-found and produce the Contemporary Play Reading and Discussion Series; Direct and Produce the NJTF Yom Ha’Shoah Day of Remembrance Readings(2017-2019); Mentor Elon College Fellow and senior research projects
Administrative Duties: Advise and Mentor students, Season Selection Committee, Inclusivity Task Force, Arts and Humanities Curriculum Committee, Residential Campus Advisory Committee, and other limited-term committees for the Elon College of Arts and Sciences, Participate in Recruitment of students for the Acting and Music Theatre Programs, Represent Elon for NCTC, ATHE, and SETC