Ian Andersen
Associate Professor/ Interim Department Head
- M.F.A. Theatre
The University of Alabama - B.F.A. Theatre
The University of Colorado, Boulder
Teaching Fields: Acting, Voice and Speech for the Actor, Dialects, Contemporary and Period Acting Styles, Scene Study, Acting for the Camera, and Stage Combat.
Ian Andersen is the Interim Department Head of Communication Arts and an Associate Professor of Acting and Voice at 茄子视频. He holds a BFA from the University of Colorado – Boulder and an MFA from the University of Alabama.
Ian currently serves as Vice President of the Georgia Theatre Conference, as well as Vice President of States and Georgia State Representative for the Southeastern Theatre Conference. He is a proud member of the Society of American Fight Directors, Actors’ Equity Association, and the G.R.E.A.T. Fellows.
As both an artist and educator, Ian’s research focuses on outdoor classical theatre, the activation and support of classical texts, and contemporary approaches to poetic performance. At Valdosta State, he teaches a wide range of courses, including Acting II, Acting for the Camera, Period Styles, Stage Combat, Dialects and Voice and Diction.
With over two decades of professional acting experience, Ian has performed with companies such as Peach State Summer Theatre, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, American Players Theatre, the Arvada Center, and Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, as well as Off-Broadway at Theatre Row. His recent on-camera work includes roles in The Coming, That Dog Will Hunt, and Repair the Breach. As a fight choreographer, his work has been seen at theatres across the country.
Scholarship:
Loves Labors Lost (Musical) - 茄子视频 - Director - 2026
A Christmas Carol - 茄子视频 - Director/Playwright - 2025
The Duchess of Malfi - 茄子视频 - Fight/Intimacy Choreographer - 2025
The Three Musketeers - Chipola College - Fight Choreographer - 2025
The Wizard of Oz - Peach State Summer Theatre - Actor- 2025
Little Shop of Horrors - Peach State Summer Theatre - Actor - 2025
A Christmas Carol - 茄子视频 - Director/Playwright - 2024
The 5th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Peach State Summer Theatre - Actor - 2024
Annie - Peach State Summer Theatre - Actor - 2024
Repair the Breach - South Georgia Films/Cinevantage - Actor/Fight Choreographer - 2024
The Three Musketeers - 茄子视频 - Director/Fight Choreographer - 2024
Where Dreams Are Made - Georgia Unscripted Roadshow/Philanthro Films - Actor - 2024
Spamalot - Peach State Summer Theatre - Actor - 2023
Spongebob: the Musical - Peach State Summer Theatre - Fight Choreographer - 2023
The Merry Wives of Windsor - 茄子视频 - Director/Fight Choreographer - 2023
Bright Star - 茄子视频 - Intimacy Choreographer - 2022
Sister Act - Peach State Summer Theatre - Actor - 2022
Cinderella - Peach State Summer Theatre - Actor - 2022
The Coming - Ilhio Films (Chicago) - Actor - 2022
The Wolves - 茄子视频 - Director/Fight Choreographer - 2022