Harlene Marley joined the faculty in 1969 as Kenyon's first permanent woman faculty member. She was educated at Oklahoma City University and Carnegie-Mellon University. Until her retirement in 2004 she taught directing, voice and diction, and the department's introductory course, and directed plays. She served as chair of the department for many years. An active participant in the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival for over twenty years, she has served on several regional and national committees, and was awarded three Gold Medallions for Excellence.

Areas of Expertise

Directing, Voice and Diction, Contemporary Theater

Education

M.F.A. Carnegie Mellon
B.A. Oklahoma City

Courses Taught

Drama 103: Voice and Diction
Drama 110: The Play: Production and Performance
Drama 111: An Introduction to the Theater
Drama 221: The Director
Drama 231-232: The Play: Playwriting and Dramatic Theory
Drama 254: Nineteenth-Century Drama
Drama 255: The Modern Theater
Drama 330: Directorial Analysis