Robin A. Post

Robin Post is an Associate Professor of Performance with the Department of Theatre at The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Robin specializes in Acting, Voice, Movement, Community Engagement Devised work, Staged Intimacy Direction and a program called Shakespeare and Autism. She wrote, produced and performed in a solo piece, "Release the Wild Chicken, a Theatrical Tapestry of Past Trauma, Power, Self-Integration and Embracing the Wild." Post has facilitated performance projects with various communities including the defense council at Camp Lejeune, UNCW's College of Nursing and Wilmington's autism community. While serving as faculty at The Ohio State University, Post directed a longitudinal research study of UK Director/actress, Kelly Hunter's, "Hunter Heartbeat Method" which led to the development of the Shakespeare and Autism programming and professional productions with children and young adults on the autism spectrum. In addition to creating programming specific to Shakespeare and Autism, Post performed at the Royal Shakespeare Company, in an adaptation of The Tempest, directed by Hunter, in 2014. During the summer of 2022 and 2023, Post produced a semi-professional production of The Tempest, for and with children from the Wilmington Community, on the autism spectrum.

Education

BA in English Literature, Colorado College. MFA in Acting, The Ohio State University.

Specialization in Teaching

Acting, Directing, Voice and Movement, Devising, Staged Intimacy Direction, Shakespeare and Autism.

Research Interests

Shakespeare and Autism
Staged Intimacy Direction
Interactive performances used for training in community projects: 1. Training for Nursing Students entering counseling fields specific to drug misuse. 2. Training for attorneys on the defense council at Camp Lejeune as they address sexual assault prevention in the military.

Professional Service

Department undergraduate coordinator, recruitment committee, season selection committee.
College Community Engagement Committee.
College Curriculum Committee.
Advisory Council to Provost
University Senate
Grad school graduation flag bearer.

Community Engagement

Autism Society of North Carolina
Camp Lejeune

Honors & Awards

Chancellor's Teaching Excellence Award