- M.F.A., Acting, University of Alabama
- B.A., English, University of Alabama
Jenny McKnight
(she/her/hers)
Professor of Practice, Acting and Directing
- jenmckni@iu.edu
- Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center, A300P
- Office Hours
Education
About Jenny McKnight
is an Assistant Professor in the Acting/Directing area in her eighth year at IU. Prior to joining the faculty here, Jenny taught at The University of Arkansas and Oklahoma City University, and was a Guest Artist at Wabash College and in the Steppenwolf Theatre Arts Exchange Program. For IU Theatre, she’s directed: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Only Child, Little Women, Tiger Beat, Waycross, Bowling for Beginners, Measure for Measure, The 39 Steps, Dial M For Murder and F**king A. She also serves as Intimacy Choreographer and Consultant for departmental productions. Regionally, Jenny has directed Measure for Measure at Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Leipzig at Jewish Theatre of Bloomington and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Cardinal Stage. A proud union member of both Stage Directors & Choreographers Society and Actors’ Equity Association, Jenny has enjoyed opportunities to perform at Chicago-area and regional theatres including: The Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Victory Gardens, Northlight Theatre, Remy Bumppo, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Indiana Repertory, Milwaukee Repertory, Kansas City Repertory, Clarence Brown Theatre, and Arizona Theatre Company, among many others.
Recent Credits
Twelfth_Night
IU Theatre — Director
Fucking_A
IU Theatre — Director
Sanctuary_City
IU Theatre — Intimacy Coordinator
Dial M For Murder
IU Summer Theatre — Director
Head Over Heels
IU Theatre — Intimacy Coordinator
Pipeline
IU Theatre — Intimacy Coordinator
Measure for Measure
IU Theatre — Director
Kander & Ebb's Cabaret
IU Theatre — Intimacy Coordinator
Into the Woods
IU Summer Theatre — Intimacy Director
Something Rotten!
IU Theatre — Intimacy Coordinator
The 39 Steps
IU Summer Theatre — Director
Carrie: The Musical
IU Theatre — Intimacy Director
Bowling for Beginners
IU Theatre — Director
Sueño
IU Theatre — Intimacy Consultant
Gross Indecency
IU Theatre — Intimacy Consultant
Everybody
IU Theatre — Intimacy Consultant
The Well of Horniness
IU Theatre — Intimacy Consultant
waycross
IU Summer Theatre — Director
Solo Spotlight Series
IU Theatre — Co-Creative Director
The At First Sight New Play Festival 2021
IU Theatre — Director, Waycross
At First Sight - A Festival of New Plays
IU Theatre — Director, Tiger Beat
Hamlet
IU Theatre — Intimacy Choreographer
Wonderful Town
IU Theatre — Intimacy Choreographer
Vinegar Tom
IU Theatre — Intimacy Choreographer
At First Sight - A Festival of New Plays
IU Theatre — Director (Only Child)
Titus Andronicus
IU Theatre — Intimacy Choreographer
Little Women
IU Summer Theatre — Director
Out of Orbit
Bloomington Playwrights Project — Sara
Julius Caesar
IU Theatre — Director
Persuasion
IU Theatre — Mrs. Musgrove / Lady Dalrymple
Love's Labour's Lost
IU Theatre — Boyet
The College of Arts