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Meet Michael

Associate Professor, Speech, Theatre and Dance

Education

1981 Boston Conservatory of Music BFA
1989 Syracuse University MFA

Courses Taught

Voice and Diction
Acting
Acting Shakespeare
Directing
Play Analysis
Jazz and Tap Dance

Career Specialties

Staczar has been chair of the Department of Speech, Theatre and Dance, as well as an actor, director and choreographer. He directs many of UT's student productions.

Professional and Community Activities

Staczar directed The Dressing Room, by Tampa playwright Susan Hussey, at the Judith Anderson Theater in New York. Also in New York, he appeared in a musical retrospective of the life and music of Burton Lane called Mighty Fine Music. He is an accomplished figure skater at the Adult Gold level of the U.S. Figure Skating Association.