Christopher J. Marino
Associate Professor
Education
M.F.A in Classical Acting from George Washington University/Dhakespeare Theatre Company.
Graduate Diploma The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic art London England
BA in Drama/Dance Bard college
Associate teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework
Intimacy Coordinator certification- in progress
Specialization in Teaching
Shakespeare and Classical Performance: guiding actors through text work grounded in breath, humanity, and emotional specificity—rejecting cliché and decorative “style” in favor of lived experience.
Restoration and Period Forms: training students in the technical demands of period performance (rhetoric, rhythm, physicality) while insisting on truthful, present-tense behavior within those frames.
Voice and Embodied Language: integrating voice, breath, and physical impulse to unlock text and build meaning from within the actor’s body.
Rehearsal Process as Inquiry: cultivating actor agency through rigorous text analysis, experimentation, and repeatable process work.
Collaborative Devising from Classical Texts: reimagining canonical material through layered vocal score, movement, and emotionally-driven structure.
Research Interests
My research explores actor-centered approaches to Shakespeare and classical texts, with an emphasis on dismantling stylistic clichés and reanimating the human core of heightened language. I investigate performance processes that resist abstract “style” as a limiting frame, focusing instead on voice, embodiment, and text as tools for urgency, specificity, and presence. My work draws from Restoration and Jacobean performance traditions, vocal and physical scoring, and ritual structures, while also integrating sonic experimentation—particularly underscore and drone—as dramaturgical forces. Across all areas, I aim to make classical language playable, personal, and immediate.